28 May, 2017
OUR PREDICTION: The Pirates have won five straight in Cole's last five starts against the Braves and are 15-6 in their last 21 games against Atlanta overall.
The big offensive performances came from Ender Inciarte, Brandon Phillips, and Matt Adams. He slashed another single in the sixth inning, his third straight opposite-field knock.
Over at SunTrust Park on Tuesday, the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Atlanta Braves will be continuing their Major League Baseball series. The Pirates swept a three-game series with Atlanta in April.
Cole's bad night started with Inciarte's 11-pitch at-bat for a first-inning single. Inciarte singled and took third on a hit by Phillips.
A fan obstructed play by taking the ball from the pitch on Wednesday night during an Atlanta Braves game
Angels 3, Rays 2 • Jefry Marte scored the go-ahead run on a wild pitch by Ryne Stanek in the seventh inning to help visiting Los Angeles prevail. As for Dickey, He gave up three earned in seven innings and then two earned in 5.1 innings in his last outing. I have no idea, but I hope someone else does. Dansby Swanson fielded the ball but threw somewhat wide of first, where Adams failed to corral the ball. Matt Kemp hit into a double play, but Matt Adams homered deep to right.
An inning later, Adams brought Braves fans at SunTrust Park to their feet with a homer to right-center, scoring Brandon Phillips. According to the Braves' AAA minor-league franchise, the fan whose submission leads to the team's new name will receive two season tickets for the 2018 season. John Jaso's hit scored Josh Bell.
After a walk to Flowers, Cole was pulled, having allowed 10 hits, five runs (all earned), and one walk in just four and two-thirds innings, with two strikeouts and two homers allowed.
Atlanta tacked on three runs in the fifth and went ahead 5-1. On the other side, the Braves have lost five of Foltynewicz's last seven starts and are just 4-10 in their last 14 home games. Jim Johnson pitched the ninth for his ninth save.
