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New York Yankees @ Atlanta Braves

2021-08-24 · Night game · Suntrust Park · Att: 37426 · 88°F, cloudy · Wind 3 mph L to R · 3:35

New York Yankees defeated Atlanta Braves 5–4. Atlanta Braves opened the scoring in the 1st — Dansby Swanson doubles (30) on a line drive to center fielder Aaron Judge. Freddie Freeman scores. Austin Riley scores. New York Yankees took the lead in the 5th — DJ LeMahieu homers (9) on a fly ball to left field. Andrew Velazquez scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 9th: Freddie Freeman flies out to left fielder Joey Gallo — worth 28% in win probability. Also of note: Ejection — Joc Pederson (P): Check swing.

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Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYA	0	1	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	5	7
ATL	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	4	9

W: Clay Holmes L: Charlie Morton SV: Wandy Peralta

Umpires — HP: Chris Conroy · 1B: Ben May · 2B: Chad Whitson · 3B: Bill Welke · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
DJ LeMahieu	5	1	1	2	0	1
Anthony Rizzo	4	0	0	0	0	2
Aaron Judge	4	1	2	0	0	2
Joey Gallo	3	0	0	0	1	2
Giancarlo Stanton	4	1	1	1	0	1
Gary Sanchez	4	0	1	1	0	2
Rougned Odor	3	1	1	1	1	1
Andrew Velazquez	4	1	1	0	0	3
Andrew Heaney	1	0	0	0	0	1
Brett Gardner	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jonathan Davis	1	0	0	0	0	0
Luke Voit	0	0	0	0	1	0

Atlanta Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ozzie Albies	5	1	2	0	0	1
Jorge Soler	3	0	0	1	2	1
Freddie Freeman	4	1	1	0	1	0
Austin Riley	3	1	3	1	0	0
Dansby Swanson	4	0	1	2	0	1
Travis d'Arnaud	4	0	1	0	0	0
Adam Duvall	4	1	1	0	0	2
Joc Pederson	2	0	0	0	0	2
Charlie Morton	1	0	0	0	0	1
Abraham Almonte	1	0	0	0	0	1
Guillermo Heredia	2	0	0	0	0	1
Stephen Vogt	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ehire Adrianza	0	0	0	0	1	0

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Andrew Heaney	4.0	3	1	5
Albert Abreu	0.1	1	1	1
Joely Rodriguez	0.2	1	0	0
Clay Holmes	1.0	0	0	1
Chad Green	2.0	2	0	2
Aroldis Chapman	0.2	2	2	1
Wandy Peralta	0.1	0	0	0

Atlanta Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Charlie Morton	5.0	6	0	9
Richard Rodriguez	1.0	0	0	1
Chris Martin	1.0	1	0	1
Tyler Matzek	1.0	0	1	2
Will Smith	1.0	0	2	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

DJ LeMahieu: 63/G6M
Anthony Rizzo: K
Aaron Judge: S8/L89D+
Joey Gallo: 7/F78

Bot 1

Ozzie Albies: 63/G56
Jorge Soler: 63/G6
Freddie Freeman: W
Austin Riley: HP.1-2
Dansby Swanson: D8/L78XD.2-H;1-H
Travis d'Arnaud: 63/G6D

Top 2

Giancarlo Stanton: HR/L78XD
Gary Sanchez: K
Rougned Odor: K
Andrew Velazquez: K

Bot 2

Adam Duvall: K
Joc Pederson: K
Charlie Morton: K

Top 3

Andrew Heaney: K
DJ LeMahieu: K
Anthony Rizzo: 8/F89D

Bot 3

Ozzie Albies: 9/F9L
Jorge Soler: 53/G5
Freddie Freeman: 7/F78S

Top 4

Aaron Judge: D9/G3+
Joey Gallo: K
Giancarlo Stanton: 53/G56.2-3
Gary Sanchez: S9/G4.3-H
Rougned Odor: 43/G34

Bot 4

Austin Riley: S4/G6M
Dansby Swanson: K
Travis d'Arnaud: S67/G6+.1-2
Adam Duvall: 3/P3DF/FL
Joc Pederson: K

Top 5

Andrew Velazquez: S7/G56
Brett Gardner: SB2
Brett Gardner: 7/L7S
DJ LeMahieu: HR/F7LD.2-H
Anthony Rizzo: K
Aaron Judge: K

Bot 5

Abraham Almonte: K
Ozzie Albies: S7/L7S
Jorge Soler: W.1-2
Freddie Freeman: 56(1)/FO/G6.2-3;B-1
Austin Riley: S8/G6.3-H;1XH(862)

Top 6

Joey Gallo: K
Giancarlo Stanton: 53/G56
Gary Sanchez: 53/G56

Bot 6

Dansby Swanson: 4/P4MD
Travis d'Arnaud: 53/G56D
Adam Duvall: K

Top 7

Rougned Odor: HR/F9D
Andrew Velazquez: K
Jonathan Davis: 63/G6S
DJ LeMahieu: 9/F9D

Bot 7

Guillermo Heredia: 9/F9LS
Stephen Vogt: 4/P6MD
Ozzie Albies: K

Top 8

Anthony Rizzo: 8/L8
Aaron Judge: K
Joey Gallo: W
Giancarlo Stanton: K

Bot 8

Jorge Soler: K
Freddie Freeman: S7/F7LS
Austin Riley: S8/G6M.1-3;BX2(864)
Dansby Swanson: 53/G56

Top 9

Gary Sanchez: K
Rougned Odor: W
Andrew Velazquez: K
Luke Voit: W.1-2
DJ LeMahieu: 6/P6D

Bot 9

Travis d'Arnaud: 63/G6
Adam Duvall: S8/L89D
Guillermo Heredia: K
Ehire Adrianza: DI.1-2
Ehire Adrianza: W
Ozzie Albies: S5/G56.2-3;1-2
Jorge Soler: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Freddie Freeman: 7/F78XD

Notes & reviews

Pederson ejected by HP umpire Conroy for arguing check swing strike three
Braves challenged call that Freeman was out at home; call upheld - out trying to score on single
Braves challenged call that Riley was out at 2nd; call upheld - single and out stretching

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