Overview
- Thursday’s opener featured the first instance in MLB history of both teams scoring exactly eight runs in the eighth inning, ending with a 12-11 Braves win in 10 innings on a Marcel Ozuna sacrifice fly.
- Ozzie Albies led the Braves attack with four hits and two RBIs in the high-scoring affair.
- Pierce Johnson earned the win, Raisel Iglesias notched his 13th save and Emilio Pagán took the loss after a combined 12 pitchers took the mound.
- Cincinnati evened the series 1-1 on Friday as Will Benson’s two-run homer and Brady Singer’s six scoreless innings with ten strikeouts powered a 3-2 Reds victory.
- The split sets up a winner-take-all finale Sunday at Great American Ball Park before both clubs head to the Bristol Motor Speedway neutral-site game.