Braves vs. Twins Game Highlights (8/27/24) | MLB Highlights

Good evening and welcome once again to Target field here in beautiful downtown Minneapolis, middle game of a three game series between the Minnesota Twins and the Atlanta Braves. 41 combined letters between the two starting pitchers. We got a mouthful tonight, Woods Richardson versus Schwellenbach climbing in now getting ready. So is Richardson, we'll start with the first pitch swing down to third base picked up by Royce Lewis who picks it up and throws a strike and with one pitch, Simeon Woods, Richardson has one out and now Jorge Soler and this one off speed rolls slowly into Lewis scoops it up, moving left , rose to and two quick outs as Royce has made two strong throws over the first Marcelo Zuna is the hitter. He's the DH swung on hit sharply to Royce Lewis flags it to his left, sets his feet throws to first makes three plays at third with three perfect throws for a 123 first in now the 15th start of Schwellenbach career here today. Terrific and getting better as he goes. That has been the spencer Schwellenbach story and Castro earns the leadoff walk, nice start and Castro with an 8% walk rate. Red League average is on to start play tonight. So rare walk from swelling, don't see a whole lot of free passes issued by him. Big pitch right here on the 32 struck him out, got him on the front foot, went to the splitter. So while he struggled with a little bit of command with that pitch, still a lot of confidence in to go to it right there. matt Warner to the plate Warner with a wide open stance pitch on the way to him, he cuts it loose and misses. He struck him out with a curveball adjustment after the leadoff walk to Castro back to back strikeouts and Walner here Julian two to julian. Goodbye swings and misses at a fastball zipped it right by his bat and spencer Schwellenbach strikes out three batters after a leadoff walk in the bottom of the first inning. Climbing in the lead off. The Braves in the top of the second was the guy who led the way. Last night. Matt Olson had a five RB I night left field. Nick sprinting over he won't get it. Matt Olson stays hot. A leadoff double bouncing up against the wall and left. He's got another extra base hit that is his fourth in this series one out for Michael Harris. Michael came in yesterday as a defensive replacement after saying that wrist felt good. So you knew he would be ready to go here tonight. Michael Harris down the right field line and that ball is fair. I think the wrist is feeling pretty good for Michael Harris 2 to 0. Braves in the 2nd 420 4 ft and the Braves have gone deep for their first home run tonight and it is two nothing. Atlanta spencer Schwellenbach and the Braves have a two nothing lead in the bottom of the second max Kepler to the play 22. There's some more. All right there got him to chase a splitter for strike three. That fourth strike out of the game. Good luck with that two down for carlos Santana line to right a base hit cutter 95 and Santana fell behind quickly two spoiled a few and produces the first twins base hit tonight. Twins two and here's Jeff says this one to left Liano on the run, it's over his head. That's off the wall. Santana to third will stop there. It's a double for Ryan Jeffers almost a one arm swing there and the twins have two on and a base hit away to tie this game up. So now a base hit can tie the game and the bat in the hands of AustinMart-n. Mart-n. Their number nine hitter got him looking for strike three fastball 97 and he just burned the outside corner to get Mart-n looking. So it's another strike out for Schwellenbach has five of the ball game. Twins strand two runners in scoring position. Orlando Arcia facing was Richardson towards the hole and Castro dives to his feet long and got him. I didn't think he had a chance off the crack of the bat but boy , there's Castro deep in the hole with a diving stop to his feet, skipping that throw across and a great play. Strong arm makes a nice one hop throw and gets him easily. Two balls, two strikes, two outs in the top of the third inning from target field, the breaking ball swung on and missed and down goes soler. It's the first strikeout of the ball game for simon Woods Richardson. He goes 123 in the third pitch out for as he starts the fourth Max Kepler, the batter up the third base line rolling and touched by Schwellenbach and Kepler is safe by that point. Just let the ball roll may take a turn. That's a rookie mistake right there. You got no chance to get him. He wanted to go for it and try to pick him up and throw him out. It's an infield single Carlos Santana line to right and that's a fair ball that's going to find the right field corner. Kepler now being waved around and now stopped by Tommy Watkins. It's a double from carlos Santana. So Kepler to third Santana two for two. It's 1/4 inning double. So now 2nd and 3rd 1 out for Ryan Jeffers well, and could use a strikeout line drive off the mid in the air caught by Mary Field. It's an out that time, Mary field with an alley oop to his second baseman, Mary Field. What a play. That was a screamer right back up the middle. Spencer reached up, it hit off of his leather and shot about 30 ft up into the air so high that Mary Field can camp out underneath it. And the twins have to be thinking, what do we have to do to score a run? That was awesome. Here's austin Mart-n Schwellenbach has seven strikeouts. Be a good time for number eight , Mart-n tips that in the mid for strike three, a 98 mile an hour fastball. What a job by Schwellenbach runners in scoring position one down, got the line out and the strikeout second walk of the inning and that will load the bases for Marcelo Zuna. Here's Rocco Baldelli and that's the end of the line for Simeon Woods. Richardson was Richardson done tonight responsible for all three runners, 91 pitches, four and two thirds, three walks, three strikeouts. And now it's Jorge Alcala coming in big spot, Roy and against a tough hitter. First pitch to left for a base hit, one is hit, waved home as well 4 to 0. Atlanta Marcello, 98 runs driven in now on the season to lead the National league. So back to back two outs from a guy who doesn't walk many batters at all. And swelling. The rookie has forced Brian Snitker hand. Let's see if Royce Lewis can bring the twins back. He's coming up two on two out here comes Dilan Lee to face Royce Lewis two to Lewis that is tipped in the mid for strike three through a Baba Lewis bites the dozen sort of the twins another inning where they have men left aboard including one left in scoring position. Bottom of the seventh inning. It's a 40 lead for the Braves and the twins have the top of the order. Coming up, Willie Castro over two of the walk to left center fading and falling base hit for Willie Castro. Let's put the leadoff man on. They've had at least baserunner Roy, one guy to reach every inning but have yet to score tonight. See if they can get a big inning started here to go for three. Face it to left center. Knick misses it. That'll find the wall Castro around third base. He will score nick to second. It's 4 to 1 and still nobody out. And the twins finally get on the board down. Three, nobody out. Castro single. Nick drove him in a great time for a quick ambush by Matt Walner. Crushed to right field on the line. Beckett goes and off the wall. Nick scores. Walner hangs on near first base. Here come the Twins three straight hits. It's a two run game. So the all star Willie Castro got it going first round picks Larn Walner fouled run producing hits. Twins are in this game tying run coming up, nobody out. And now it's Eddie Julian's turn against the right hander, joe Jimenez. Fair ball down the right field line. That's gonna find the corner Walder racing around third base. He's got the green light Merrifield relay. Not in time. RB I double, Eddie julian target field is alive. It's 43 after julian doubled home the third run he's been stuck at second base. Lewis popped up. Kepler struck out and it will be up to carlos Santana to Santana. Goodbye. Used a slider and struck him out. That's a big strikeout. Two outs on three pitches. Here's the top of the order. Willie Castro. Castro has been on twice. Score the first run in the seventh Castro to right center field in the gap. No play for that bangs off the base of the wall and now the tying run is at second. We'll see that matchup coming up. Nick will bat in a one run game. Castro continues to be a spark for the there at the top of the order. Big matchup right now tying run is at second, go ahead run is at the plate and Rice Iglesias on here to save it first in the eighth inning slice to left center field towards the gap that will a base hit. Castro scores. Nick ties it up in the eighth inning. Those hits have been rare but Larn found a way and the twins have rallied back down four nothing. That's 44. Top of the 10th score. Noted it 4 to 4. And this game were a boxing card. This will be the main event. He got 345 in the Braves order. Ozuna Olson Travis Darna facing Joan Durant, Ozuna out to right center field, you know, Mart-n tracking back, he can't get it and he falls down. Now, Celtic had to wait. So they're going to hold him at the last second at third base. Ozuna to second. So you got the infield coming in. The huge run obviously is Marcello Ozuna because the twins as well will get to start with a runner at second base 11 to Olson softly to second throw home. Knick is safe. The throw was high. Celnik slid in head first and Atlanta is back in front. That is some aggressive baserunning with nobody out 1st and 2nd. Still nobody out. Darna up the middle. Williams has good speed. He's going to come home and score easily gets by at third, but everybody will stay at 1st and 2nd. 6 to 4. Travis Dardo delivered. That's a great job by Travis to be able to make some contact against a really tough right now. The bat in the hands of ramon Loo 64 Braves top of the 10th inning right center field. That's trouble. It's at least going to score one. It may score two. Dardo around third. He will score indeed a huge and I mean huge two RB I double by ramon Lorean and it's 8 to 4 Braves and the Braves have absolutely exploded here in the top of the 10th inning. And now Pierce Johnson is in for Atlanta Twins down four and jose Miranda will pinch hit for Austin Mart-n to left and Knick won't get this one and Kepler will score no throw made. It's 8 to 5 and a Miranda pinch hit RB I single. Castro can find his way on. The twins would have the tying run coming up line to right base hit Willie Castro. Miranda will make third. Willie hangs out at first and guess what? Twins still have a chance. Trevor Larnach, he's coming up and he's the tying run base hit in the right center field. One run scores Castro to third. He'll stop. Larn makes this eight to six and now the winning run is coming up and that will bring up matt Walder, but Johnson gets it with a curveball. Braves win. The roller coaster ride continues but the bottom line Atlanta found away again.