Ronald Acuña Jr. was the hero of last night’s ballgame after his best friend and Braves phenom second baseman Ozzie Albies was forced out of the game with injury early on. Anibal Sanchez was nails as he has been all season as the Braves were able to take the opening win to what they hope is a second half run to the playoffs.
Tonight the Braves will send out big left hander Sean Newcomb to go up against Gio Gonzalez and the Nationals as Atlanta looks to take back their division lead and give themselves some extra breathing room with the Nationals in third place.