After a frustrating sweep at the hands of the Blue Jays, the Braves battled back from an early deficit to take the first game of a weekend set in Milwaukee on Friday night, defeating the Brewers by a 6-3 margin. Drew Smyly allowed just one run in six innings and the Braves roughed up both Adrian Houser and Eric Lauer en route to their victory.
There was a brief point at the beginning of this game where it seemed like it was going to be the same dispiriting display the Braves have put on more than a few times so far in 2021 — fortunately, it didn’t end up that way.