Braves vs. Twins Game Highlights (8/28/24) | MLB Highlights

Tough lineup to navigate tonight for David Festa as the rookie has the ball for the ninth time in his big league career. One up right side. Nice play by kyle Farmer backs up and throws out Mirfield. Now it's soler hitless in the series and that is smashed deep to left center field, Austin Mart-n to the wall and out of room and it's a home run for Jorge Soler. It is now one nothing braves as Atlanta hits another bomb early in a ball game. They hit two home runs early in game one. They hit an early home run last night and they set the tone with another one this evening from the bat of Hora. So there that was an absolute rocket right into the visitor's bullpen actually saw some guys have to scatter from that missile. So one, nothing braves and here's Marcelo Zuna and there's strike three on a fastball. So Festa bounces back nicely after the home run strikes out Marcelo Zuna for out number two has the 12 back to the mound and Festa grabs it, he'll jog it over to first flip it to Santana and retires to end the inning starting for Atlanta. A long time. Twins, nemesis, a guy that could very well win his first cy young chris sale has been dominant all season long. He starts by facing manny Margo. He like this one pitch and what should be one out. And it is from his time in the American League. Sailors face the twins a lot 23rd career start against them in the last five starts against him. He's been locked in a 176 a and he's locked in so far. He gets Jeffers swinging at the slider sales. 22 pitch check, swing by Miranda. They appeal and he bites the dust. Got him with the slider and back to back strikeouts for sale and it's a 123 bottom of the first inning off to the top of the second two down Orlando. The pitch delivered, he swings and misses. He blew it right by him a fastball at 95. Well done David Festa. His second strikeout 123, second , just 18 pitches to get five outs so far for chris Christian , two pitch and a fly ball way up in the air to left field. Ramon loo trotting in and he will make the catch and down. They go 123 chris sale with another 123 inning. Luke Williams is for start in this series. Luke Williams turns on this down the line all the way to the wall and it will be an easy stand up double for the Braves third baseman. I love to see that being a utility guy for the way this Atlanta Braves team is set up. You're not always guaranteed much playing time. So Luke, when he is getting playing time, looks like he's making a contribution here today to the right side. Santana backhands race to first base best is there for out number two as Williams advances to third and he's over there for. So this ball is bounced to short stop. Castro scoops it up throws to first on target in time in and over as Atlanta Strands Williams at third. And now here's Chris Sale facing Kyle Farmer, a one from sea hard hit ball out to third diving stop by Williams up with it. Luke Williams, what a play that was shot right out there to his left. He dove, knocked it down, popped up quickly and a good throw across for the really good for anybody, but especially someone who's hardly ever out there every day. He's out there working and now it's paying off. I got a big smile on my face just seeing that play. He's feeling good man. He's got that play just hit a double having a day payoff pitch from sale line drive. Where did that hit him? And he flips over and gets the out and appears to be ok. But where did that hit chris Sale? Certainly a scary moment for Chris Sale so hit the forearm, Then grazes the face and he immediately grabbed the cheek on the side of his face. Chris is one of the toughest in the game. So I think this conversation is just a formality. In my opinion, he waves off the athletic training staff and says he's ok. Now he's got Mart-n where he wants him and he sets him nine up and nine down by sale. And now here is Matt Olson Olson takes that one strike three called boy Olson kind of going to have a conversation with up by shaking his head. No, that's the third strikeout for Festa 1 to 2 on Lorean struck him out another good slider. So Festa four strong innings so far, salesman perfect three strikeouts, no base runners. Argos had a good series three for six to left field and there is the first twins hit and Margot is now four for seven in this series slider that stayed up just a little bit from sale and he just drilled it into left field. Here's ryan Jeffers to right near the line. So they racing over still going. He'll slide. That's a fair ball and that skips out of play for an automatic double. Oftentimes needs a luck against a pitcher of sales caliber landing fair inside the line. The twins have two on nobody out and a chance to take the lead here in the fourth inning and it's time he gets it slider away and the fourth strikeout for sale is a pretty big 11 away two in scoring position and another 3 to 2 pitch and he misses down and the bases are loaded. That was his 30th pitch he's thrown this inning and the all star Willie Castro is coming up Castro two and he gets him three fastballs 9999 and the 98 elevated that dominance right there now two down and facing christian Vasquez, a guy who knows him very well. Vasquez rolls it to short Orlando has it and gets out of the jam and leading off will be their center fielder, Michael Harris and the change up he races Harris three straight strikeouts for Festa dating back to the fourth innings and now five matching for sale. So on a foul tip that's four strikeouts in a row six. Now in the night for David Festa strikes out the side, five straight strikeouts for David Festa, it's gonna be Manny mcg leading off. He led off the first led off the fourth. Now leads off the bottom of the sixth here to right center field in the gap slicing and that is in play and that's off the wall. Margo to second base leadoff double and Margo is 2 to 3, 14, double and now jumpers, he has a double tonight, 1 to 1 slash in the right field. A base hit. Margo gets the turn at third. Here's the throw out to right field it comes to the plate, it's waiting on him and they've got him, Jorge with a good throw to the plate and Mur had it in plenty of time. Absolutely awful. Send here in this situation with nobody out. He is out by a healthy margin. That's a huge out. So two outs for Willie Castro, here's an at bat right now. Willie Castro needs to clutch up right here. Jeffers. The tying run at second base up the middle and through into center Jeffers will score and Willie Castro ties it up with a clutch two out game tying single Castro snaps the 0 to 14 against lefties and boy do the twins need that one. Castro delivers Jeffers scores and now it's that matchup between pitcher and former catcher with Sea and runners go 32, struck him out with a slider that he found a way and gets through six innings, 11 going to seven Festa every bit as good as no question about that. And Rocco is allowing to come out here face Ozuna and he walked him first walk of the game issued by Festa and Rocco will make the move right here. So Festa will depart and he should get a nice hand as he leaves the mound here. The twins needed some length from the rookie. He did that tonight working into the seventh inning set a career high innings thrown in the big league start, but now Caleb fill in to see left handed batting. Matt Olsen Olsen deposits this out to right center. Ozuna rumbling around third one and Atlanta is back on top. Army double by Olson and it's two on Braves here in the top of the seventh. Everything he hits, he hits hard. He's at second loo the hitter and Lorean gets the job done. That is coming home. Olson comes across standing down to second on the throw. Lorean it is 3 to 1. Thar came in phase three. He is out and now it's here with two in one on one out. Grounder toward the middle, stopped by Castro but he'll just stick it in his pocket. It will go as a single for Orlando Arcia that put runners at the corners. One out for Sean Murphy got one bare hand throws to the plate to catch the tag safe. Safe is loo and for now 4 to 1. Atlanta and Rocco will challenge right away. Ola just grabbing that baseball barehanded and fed catcher Vasquez. This looks like he gets the tag to him right there right before his hand gets on the plate. We'll see if the ball in the is over. The runner is out, take that run off the board two outs and now the bottom of the order and Luke Williams to left field Margo back, he can't get it circle the bases. Boys, sean Murphy is coming home right behind Orlando Arcia. It's 5 to 12 doubles for luke Williams in his first start since the end of July. He has come up big time. Have a day. Luke Williams. Luke Williams coming through big and the wheels are off the apple cart and the apples are all over the road at target field. That should have been the end of the inning and instead it's a 51 Atlanta lead bottom of the ninth here in the twin cities twins last chance to avoid a sweep here, it's going to be a tall mountain to climb against one of the best closers in the game. Rel Iglesias, the Braves are one out away from their eighth straight win over the Twins in the air. This should do it. Kelvin Camps, the Braves get the sweep and they head to Philly Hawk. The twins are now 1 to 5 on this nine game home stand. They have dropped eight of their last 10. Thanks to a four run seventh. The Braves win it 5 to 1. They get their first sweep since June.