Both will travel to Seattle, however, and take part in the other activities. It’s just strange.”īraves manager Brian Snitker said right-handers Spencer Strider and Bryce Elder, won’t pitch Tuesday night in the All-Star Game. just like pushing off the mound, like my calves and my left arm really cramps up,” the pitcher added. It’s only been a couple starts, so I’m not sure what it is,” Glasnow said. Glasnow said the problem is not dehydration and that he expects to make his next scheduled start. “We can’t quite pin exactly what’s causing it,” Cash said. He struck out six straight at one point, including all four batters he faced in the second inning, which was prolonged when Ozuna fanned on a wild pitch that allowed him to reach base.Ĭash said Glasnow has experienced cramping before during his career, including during his last win at Oakland on June 14. Glasnow departed after giving up a single to Olson with two outs in the sixth. "We were just fortunate that Sean got into that one and it was enough.” “Against that pitching you’re not going to bunch a lot of hits together," Snitker added. I don’t care how you do it," Braves manager Brian Snitker said. (16 games) and Marcell Ozuna (15) saw long hitting streaks end. The Braves, meanwhile, were limited to two hits as Ronald Acuña Jr. Minter, Nick Anderson and Raisel Iglesias, who worked the ninth for his 16th save in 18 opportunities, finished the six-hitter. The 39-year-old right-hander allowed one run and four hits Atlanta turned to its bullpen with one out in the seventh. Morton, who was 18-8 with a 3.33 ERA in 42 starts over two seasons with Tampa Bay, pitched at Tropicana Field for the first time since leaving the Rays after helping the team reach the World Series in 2020. That's the longest active streak in the majors and second-longest in the franchise's modern era behind a 25-gamer in 1998. The drive to right-center wiped out a 1-0 lead the Rays took on Wander Franco's homer off Morton in the first.Ītlanta, which leads the majors with 167 homers, has homered in 24 straight games dating to June 11. Murphy went deep in the fourth inning after Atlanta's first baserunner, Matt Olson, reached on an error. “We’ve seen it before, it kind of creeps in a little bit. He came out of the ballgame because he just kind of had cramps in both hands, both quads,” Rays manager Kevin Cash said. “You’d like to see him get rewarded for it. Glasnow, who hasn't won since June 14 and is 0-3 over his last four starts, allowed two runs - one earned - and two hits while walking one and striking out eight. The AL-best Rays (57-34) have lost a season-high six straight, although that wasn't the lone reason for concern after starting pitcher Tyler Glasnow (2-3) left in the sixth inning due to cramping in his hands and legs. Murphy backed Morton (9-6) with a two-run homer as Atlanta won for the 19th time in 21 games to improve its record to 59-28. With right-hander Charlie Morton pitching into the seventh inning and Sean Murphy extending a power surge that has seen Atlanta homer in 24 straight outings, the MLB-best Braves began a weekend series between teams with the top two records in baseball with a 2-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night. On a night when they were held to just two hits, the red-hot Atlanta Braves kept on winning. Majors-leading Braves beat the Rays 2-1 in a matchup of teams with the best records in baseball
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