Both the Atlanta Braves and Minnesota Twins entered tonight's game clinging to the final Wild Card spot in their respective league. So far the series opener has been pretty one-sided, but play has come to a stop thanks to the crazy weather up in Minnesota.
The Atlanta Braves have begun their seven game road trip with a huge offensive outburst over the first couple of frames against the Minnesota Twins. Unfortunately, mother nature has halted the Braves offense from doing any further damage for now.
Braves and Twins currently in a weather delay
The bottom of the first inning began with a tornado siren blaring through the broadcast and throughout the stands at Target Field. The teams were able to complete another innings (and the Braves scored a lot more runs), but play had to stop as the weather began to get pretty nasty.
The Braves lead, 9-1, as we head to the bottom of the second inning, but we are in a weather delay. The tarp is on the field. The Twins are telling fans to find shelter. They say incoming weather may include lightning.
— Justin Toscano (@JustinCToscano) August 27, 2024
While fans are happy with the immediate offensive production from the Braves, one Max Fried can't be a happy camper considering he was warmed up to pitch and now must wait out mother nature. Fried threw 15 pitches and allowed one run in the bottom of the first, so unless the Braves want to burn through their bullpen on the first night of a long roadtrip they're going to need Max to stay loose and give them some innings tonight.
Braves offense put up big numbers in first couple of innings
Atlanta is out to a 9-1 as they jumped all over Bailey Ober, who had been on quite the roll coming into tonight's game. The first heavy blow came via a Matt Olson three-run bomb to deep right field to cap off a four-run fist inning.
MATT OLSON NO-DOUBTER#BravesCountry pic.twitter.com/nUK3blTS2B
— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) August 26, 2024
Despite not having Michael Harris II in the lineup tonight, Whit Merrifield has gotten on base in both plate appearances and scored in each instance. The Braves hit copy/paste for the second inning as the top of the lineup got on base once again to allow Ozuna and Olson to cash in with RBI hits.
Travis d'Arnaud followed with a towering two-run homer to quickly make it 9-1 Braves after just an inning and a half of action. That's where we currently stand as each team patiently awaits for the weather to subside and baseball to get back underway.
***Updated start time***
The tarp is off the field and play is scheduled to resume at 9:40 PM EST.
Tonight's game will resume at approximately 9:40pm EST. #RestorationofPlay pic.twitter.com/n0FzBoJzUo
— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) August 27, 2024