With their assortment of pitching injuries and defensive lapses, the question for the Braves lately has been, “Can they hit enough to overcome all the other warts?” On Friday night, the offense answered with a resounding “Yes!” as the bats overcame multiple deficits and provided enough of a cushion for the Braves to withstand a shaky relief inning and pull out a 10-7 win over the Milwaukee Brewers.
While many of the Braves’ fireworks happened relatively late in the game, the big story at the beginning was the Braves debut of Yonny Chirinos, who was acquired on waivers from the Rays earlier in the week.