Braves Journal · Apr 26, 2018
Acutely Acuña : Braves 5, Reds 4
Once again, your Wednesday correspondent is called on to squelch a mini-slump, known in Japanese as a cliffSam, this time taking on the KRP which is Cincinnati. They have 5 wins, 40% of which have come against us. Last year’s Braves showed a tendency to play both up and down to the competition, and they’ve certainly played down to the level of the worst team in baseball so far.
After 22 games, the 1966 Braves were, like this team, 12-10. Denny Lemaster threw a 7 hit complete game shutout to beat the Astros 6-0. Eddie Mathews in the midst of a long season-opening slump, had 2 RBIs. Hank Aaron was picked off first.