Braves drop game with historic ninth-inning meltdown; Diamondbacks secure series sweep
The greater part preseason MLB rankings had the Atlanta Braves slotted somewhere in the top A great number of baseball analysts cited the talent the Braves had on their roster entering the season So far though the team's campaign has been a disappointment Atlanta entered Thursday's matin e affair against the Arizona Diamondbacks on a three-game losing streak CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COMThe Braves built a - lead in the early innings but the D-Backs plated seven runs in the ninth to complete the comeback The - conquest also secured a series sweep for Arizona and pushed Atlanta's losing streak to four games MLB COMMISSIONER ROB MANFRED TO PROPOSE AUTOMATED STRIKE ZONE IN BASEBALL NEXT SEASON AMID EXPECTED LOCKOUTAtlanta has now dropped of games Relief pitcher Scott Blewett gave up five runs four of which he surrendered in the final inning Braves closer Raisel Iglesias entered in the ninth with one out and gave up three earned runs Iglesias was the losing pitcher while Kendall Graveman earned the win for the D-Backs Baseball Hall of Famer and Braves analyst Tom Glavine weighed in on the team's collapse If you were looking for a rock bottom this might be it the former Braves pitcher declared Thursday While specific key players such as pitcher Max Fried and others departed after last season the Braves' core group remained largely intact Stellar defensive outfielder Michael Harris the MLB rookie of the year three-time All-Star Ozzie Albies power-hitting third baseman Austin Riley slugging first baseman Matt Olson Gold Glove catcher Sean Murphy and Cy Young winner Chris Sale all returned to the Braves and were expected to continue to produce All of those players except for Sale have had a disappointing season so far Ronald Acuna Jr the MLB MVP of late returned to the lineup after he missed the start of the season while recovering from a knee injury Acuna seems to have briskly returned to his MVP form hitting four home runs and batting through games In late May he crushed a home run to deep left field off the first pitch he saw in his first tournament back with the Braves Brian Snitker has worked in the Braves organization in a few threshold for nearly half a century He is credited with helping the Braves win the World Series in But the Braves manager's decision-making has been scrutinized this season Snitker's contract with the Braves expires at the end of the season He has not publicly revealed whether he wants to retire after this year The Braves progress cross country to open a three-game series against the San Francisco Giants Friday Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter
