PHOENIX (AP) — Matt Olson, Dominic Smith and Mauricio Dubón hit solo homers, Reynaldo López gave up one run over five innings and the Atlanta Braves coasted to a 17-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday night in the opener of a four-game series.
The Braves broke it open with an eight-run fifth, sending 12 batters to plate to take a 10-1 lead. Austin Riley and Michael Harris II had two-run doubles and Ozzie Albies brought home two more with a single.
It was a frustrating inning for the D-backs — partly thanks to technology. Ryne Nelson walked three batters, including Ronald Acuña Jr., which forced in a run. The right-hander had a potential strike three to Albies overturned by an ABS challenge, turning it into a walk. A potential inning-ending double play was also overturned when Drake Baldwin was ruled safe at first.
On top of that, 10-time Gold Glove third baseman Nolan Arenado made a costly error, leading to five unearned runs for Nelson.
Nelson (0-1) made it just 4 2/3 innings, giving up seven runs, but only two were earned. He walked three and struck out three.
López (1-0) gave up four hits and a walk while striking out three. Olson finished with three hits and three RBIs.
Arizona had its three-game winning streak snapped. Jordan Lawlar hit a solo homer in the third, which was his first career long ball in 126 career plate appearances.
D-backs catcher James McCann pitched the ninth inning, giving up five runs on seven hits, including a two-run homer to Jorge Mateo.
Up next
The D-backs will start LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (0-0, 0.00 ERA) against Braves RHP Grant Holmes (0-1, 5.40) on Friday night.
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| HITTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Acuna Jr. RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .167 |
| E. White RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 |
| D. Baldwin C | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .286 |
| M. Olson 1B | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | .321 |
| A. Riley 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .250 |
| a- K. Farmer PH-3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| M. Yastrzemski LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .286 |
| O. Albies 2B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .259 |
| M. Harris CF | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .241 |
| D. Smith DH | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .375 |
| b- J. Mateo PH-DH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .250 |
| M. Dubon SS | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .429 |
- a-singled for Riley in the 8th
- b-homered for Smith in the 9th
| HITTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Marte 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .154 |
| C. Carroll DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .292 |
| b- J. McCann P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 |
| G. Perdomo SS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 |
| a- J. Fernandez PH-SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| G. Moreno C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .227 |
| A. Thomas CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .130 |
| N. Arenado 3B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .190 |
| I. Vargas 3B | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .556 |
| C. Santana 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .050 |
| J. Lawlar LF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .333 |
| T. Tawa LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 |
| J. Barrosa RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 |
- a-grounded out for Perdomo in the 6th
- b-grounded out for Carroll in the 8th
- 2B – M. Olson 2 (4), A. Riley, M. Yastrzemski (2), M. Harris
- HR – M. Olson, D. Smith (2), J. Mateo, M. Dubon
- SF – K. Farmer
- RBI – R. Acuna Jr. (2), D. Baldwin (8), M. Olson 3 (5), A. Riley 2 (2), K. Farmer, M. Yastrzemski 2 (3), O. Albies (2), M. Harris 2 (5), D. Smith (5), J. Mateo 2 (2), M. Dubon (6)
- 2-Out RBI – M. Olson 2 (2), A. Riley 2 (2), M. Yastrzemski, O. Albies, M. Harris 2 (2)
- Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out – O. Albies 3 (3), M. Harris, D. Smith
- 2B – G. Perdomo (2), I. Vargas, J. Barrosa (2)
- HR – J. Lawlar
- RBI – I. Vargas (2), J. Lawlar (2)
- Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out – C. Carroll, G. Moreno, C. Santana, T. Tawa
- DP – (Albies-Dubon-Olson)
- E – N. Arenado
| PITCHERS | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Nelson(L, 0-1) | 4.2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5.79 |
| K. Ginkel | 0.1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15.43 |
| J. Ross | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 19.64 |
| A. Hoffmann | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.00 |
| J. McCann | 1.0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 45.00 |
- Pitches-Strikes – R. Lopez 79-52, T. Kinley 10-6, O. Bido 42-26
- Ground Balls-Fly Balls – R. Lopez 7-5, T. Kinley 1-1, O. Bido 3-1
- Batters Faced – R. Lopez 20, T. Kinley 3, O. Bido 12
- Pitches-Strikes – R. Nelson 80-47, K. Ginkel 22-11, J. Ross 52-29, A. Hoffmann 23-12, J. McCann 20-12
- Ground Balls-Fly Balls – R. Nelson 4-5, K. Ginkel 2-1, J. Ross 3-1, A. Hoffmann 0-1, J. McCann 2-5
- Batters Faced – R. Nelson 21, K. Ginkel 5, J. Ross 11, A. Hoffmann 5, J. McCann 10
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