

Aggressive in every way, they kept teeing off against their former, longtime National League rivals. “I didn’t know that was a thing until I was told a little later on in the game,” he said.įresh off dispatching the defending World Series champion Dodgers in the playoffs, the Braves weren’t done, either. “The energy was amazing and electric, especially after we took a 1-0 lead after that home run,” Soler said through a translator. Soler’s no-doubt jolt into the left-field seats on Framber Valdez’s third pitch quickly drained all the juice out of Minute Maid Park, quieting a boisterous, sellout crowd. Ball’s going to bounce our way tomorrow.” “Tomorrow’s another day, and who knows? That’s the way I look at it. “You’ve just got to like blow this game off and then come back and realize that tomorrow’s - that’s the beauty of baseball,” 72-year-old Astros manager Dusty Baker said.

Game 2 is Wednesday night, with Braves lefty Max Fried starting against right-hander José Urquidy. “There’s a lot more people watching what goes on as a result of the issues that we’ve had,” he said. Soler, Braves overcome Morton injury, top Astros in Game 1 – East Bay Times
