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Colorado Rockies at Atlanta Braves

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Colorado Rockies
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Atlanta Braves
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Travis D'Arnaud homers twice in the Braves' 8-1 victory over the Rockies

Not once, but twice.

D'Arnaud hit two long drives into the seats — totaling 907 feet — to back a solid start by rookie Jared Shuster that carried the Braves to their 11th victory in 13 games, 8-1 over the Colorado Rockies on Friday night.

“From the first hitter on, we've got tremendous power,” d'Arnaud said. “One through nine, everybody's got power. It's really dangerous and makes for a tough night's sleep (for the opposing pitcher) the night before.”

D'Arnaud hit a 474-foot, two-run shot in the first inning for the 100th homer of his career to stake Atlanta to a 3-0 lead. He added another two-run homer in the third off Dinelson Lamet, this one a 433-foot drive that put the Braves up 5-0.

Eddie Rosario also hit a two-run homer for the Braves to make it 7-0 in the fourth.

The Braves have hit 15 homers of at least 450 feet. No other team has more than six, with Colorado and the Los Angeles Angels tying for the second spot.

The most 450-foot homers in a season since Statcast began keeping numbers in 2015 was 19 by the Rockies two years ago.

Shuster (4-2) went 5 2/3 innings for the win, giving up five hits with three walks while surrendering the only Rockies run on a bases-loaded force-out in the sixth.

After Shuster's second walk of the inning loaded the bases again, Kirby Yates escaped the jam by striking out Jorge Alfaro.

Limet (1-4) went four innings for Colorado, allowing a career-worst eight runs on five hits and five walks. Entering the game with a dismal 10.38 ERA, he saw that number actually rise to 11.57.

SPEEDY RONALD

Ronald Acuña Jr. stole his 30th base after a leadoff walk in the first, putting him on pace for 69 steals this season.

The only Braves player to with more steals through their first 70 games of a season was Otis Nixon with 46 in 1991.

Acuña also has 15 homers, a pace that would net him 35 homers and make him the first player in major league history to reach the 30-60 club.

Acuña is already the first player with at least 15 homers and 30 stolen bases in his team’s first 70 games since at least 1900.

“It's really exciting to see him set the table and also eat off the table when there's runners on,” d'Arnaud said. “He's the MVP, I think. To be on his team and see him do it every single day is really special.”

The only players to have at least 30 homers and 50 stolen bases in a season were Cincinnati's Eric Davis (37 homers, 50 stolen bases) in 1987 and Pittsburgh's Barry Bonds (33 HRs, 52 SBs) in 1990.

Acuña is making no predictions on how many stolen bases he'll end up with, but he added confidently through an interpreter, “Every time I get to first, I'm running.”

ROOKIE STARTERS

Shuster was the third straight rookie pitcher to start for the Braves.

Atlanta won all three games.

Dylan Dodd did not get the decision in the second game of a doubleheader at Detroit on Wednesday, but the Braves managed a 6-5 victory.

On Thursday, 20-year-old AJ Smith-Shawver claimed his first major league victory, 8-3 over the Rockies.

Shuster kept things rolling Friday.

“He did a tremendous job,” d'Arnaud said. “He was able to locate his fastball, which opened everything else up.”

ROUGH NIGHT

Lamet's previous worse performances were a pair of seven-run games in 2017.

He had not allowed more than five earned runs in an outing since Sept. 20, 2017, when he pitched for San Diego against Arizona.

The three homers matched a career high.

UP NEXT

RH Bryce Elder (4-1, 2.69) looks to bounce back from his worst start of the season when he goes against Colorado RH Connor Seabold (1-2, 4.70) in a Saturday afternoon game. Elder gave up five runs on eight hits in 5 1/3 innings in a 6-2 loss to Washington last weekend.

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Matchup Prediction

Braves: 70.1%
Rockies: 29.9%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Scoring Summary

9th Inning Doyle grounded out to shortstop.
9th Inning Montes struck out swinging.
9th Inning Montero struck out looking.
8th Inning Rosario grounded into double play, third to second to first, Ozuna out at second.
8th Inning Ozuna singled to right.
8th Inning Olson grounded out to third.

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
0 Hit By Pitch 0
9 Ground Balls 11
10 Strikeouts 6
1 Runs Batted In 6
0 Sacrifice Hit 0
7 Hits 7
0 Stolen Bases 1
4 Walks 6
0 Catcher Interference 0
1 Runs 8
0 Ground Into Double Play 3
0 Sacrifice Flies 0
32 At Bats 28
0 Home Runs 3
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
11 Runners Left On Base 7
0 Triples 0
0 Game Winning RBIs 0
0 Intentional Walks 0
1 Doubles 0
13 Fly Balls 11
1 Caught Stealing 0
139 Pitches 126
0 Games Started 0
0 Pinch At Bats 0
0 Pinch Hits 0
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
1 Is Qualified In Steals 1
8 Total Bases 16
36 Plate Appearances 34
0.0 Projected Home Runs 486.0
1 Extra Base Hits 3
2.3 Runs Created 5.3
.219 Batting Average .250
.000 Pinch Hit Average .000
.250 Slugging Percentage .571
.125 Secondary Average .571
.306 On Base Percentage .382
.556 OBP Pct + SLG Pct .954
0.7 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 1.0
2.4 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 6.0
13.0 Batter Rating 45.0
0.0 At Bats Per Home Run 9.3
0.00 Stolen Base Percentage 1.00
3.86 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 3.71
.031 Isolated Power .321
0.40 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 1.00
.111 Walks Per Plate Appearance .176
-.094 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average .321
2.0 Runs Produced 14.0
1.0 Runs Ratio 0.8
0.3 Patience Ratio 0.7
0.3 Balls In Play Average 0.2
68.0 MLB Rating 91.0
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

Truist Park

Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Attendance: 41,214 | Capacity:

2024 National League West Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Los Angeles 98 64 .605 - W5
San Diego 93 69 .574 5 L1
Arizona 89 73 .549 9 W1
San Francisco 80 82 .494 18 L1
Colorado 61 101 .377 37 L3

2024 National League East Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Philadelphia 95 67 .586 - W1
Atlanta 89 73 .549 6 W1
New York 89 73 .549 6 L1
Washington 71 91 .438 24 L1
Miami 62 100 .383 33 W4
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