Atlanta Braves at Cleveland Guardians

· Major League Baseball

Atlanta Braves

54-68, 24-38 Away

Final
2 - 0

Cleveland Guardians

63-58, 31-29 Home

Hurston Waldrep throws 6 scoreless innings in combined 2-hitter, Braves blank Guardians 2-0

Waldrep (3-0) allowed two hits, both to Steven Kwan, in matching his longest outing of the season. The right-hander struck out a career-high seven and walked two before being followed by Daysbel Hernandez and Tyler Kinley.

Raisel Iglesias the ninth for his 18th save in 23 opportunities, giving the Braves their third straight win. The Guardians were shut out for the 12th time and fell one game behind the Yankees for the final American League wild-card spot.

Alvarez drew a bases-loaded walk in the fourth off Cleveland starter Joey Cantillo (3-3), scoring Ozzie Albies. Harris singled home pinch-runner Eli White in the ninth against Carlos Hernández.

Braves star Ronald Acuña Jr. returned after missing 15 games with a right calf strain, going 0 for 3 with a walk. The former NL MVP, who had been sidelined since July 30, also was called out for baserunner interference in the fourth.

Key moment Cantillo threw ball four to Alvarez in the fourth just after a fan ran onto the field. It required two security guards and a member of the grounds crew to remove him.

Key stat Waldrep made his major league debut last season with the Braves and went 0-1 with a 16.71 ERA in two games, both starts. The 2023 first round pick has a 1.02 ERA in three appearances this year, giving up two runs in 17 2/3 innings.

Up next Braves LHP Joey Wentz (3-3, 5.03 ERA) takes on Guardians RHP Slade Cecconi (5-5, 4.11 ERA) in the second game of the series.

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Scoring Summary

	9th Inning	Manzardo popped out to third.
	9th Inning	Ramírez flied out to right.
	9th Inning	Schneemann struck out swinging.
	9th Inning	Iglesias relieved Kinley
	9th Inning	White as designated hitter.
	9th Inning	Murphy struck out looking, Harris II caught stealing second, catcher to second.

Statistics

ATL		CLE
1	Games Played	1
1	Team Games Played	1
0	Hit By Pitch	0
10	Ground Balls	11
8	Strikeouts	9
2	Runs Batted In	0
0	Sacrifice Hit	0
8	Hits	2
0	Stolen Bases	0
4	Walks	2
0	Catcher Interference	0
2	Runs	0
1	Ground Into Double Play	0
0	Sacrifice Flies	0
30	At Bats	29
0	Home Runs	0
0	Grand Slam Home Runs	0
12	Runners Left On Base	9
0	Triples	0
1	Game Winning RBIs	0
0	Intentional Walks	0
1	Doubles	1
12	Fly Balls	9
3	Caught Stealing	0
144	Pitches	134
0	Games Started	0
0	Pinch At Bats	0
0	Pinch Hits	0
0.0	Player Rating	0.0
1	Is Qualified	1
1	Is Qualified In Steals	0
9	Total Bases	3
34	Plate Appearances	31
0.0	Projected Home Runs	0.0
1	Extra Base Hits	1
2.1	Runs Created	-0.9
.267	Batting Average	.069
.000	Pinch Hit Average	.000
.300	Slugging Percentage	.103
.067	Secondary Average	.103
.353	On Base Percentage	.129
.653	OBP Pct + SLG Pct	.232
0.8	Ground To Fly Ball Ratio	1.2
2.2	Runs Created Per 27 Outs	-0.9
18.0	Batter Rating	4.0
0.0	At Bats Per Home Run	0.0
0.00	Stolen Base Percentage	0.00
4.24	Pitches Per Plate Appearance	4.32
.033	Isolated Power	.034
0.50	Walk To Strikeout Ratio	0.22
.118	Walks Per Plate Appearance	.065
-.200	Secondary Average Minus Batting Average	.034
4.0	Runs Produced	0.0
1.0	Runs Ratio	0.0
0.4	Patience Ratio	0.2
0.4	Balls In Play Average	0.1
72.8	MLB Rating	55.5
0.0	Offensive Wins Above Replacement	0.0
0.0	Wins Above Replacement	0.0