{"id":472678,"date":"2025-06-24T07:50:08","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T11:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/acuna-jr-hits-a-home-run-and-schwellenbach-dominates-from-the-mound-in-the-braves-victory-over-the-mets\/"},"modified":"2025-06-24T07:50:08","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T11:50:08","slug":"acuna-jr-hits-a-home-run-and-schwellenbach-dominates-from-the-mound-in-the-braves-victory-over-the-mets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/sports\/baseball\/acuna-jr-hits-a-home-run-and-schwellenbach-dominates-from-the-mound-in-the-braves-victory-over-the-mets\/","title":{"rendered":"Acu\u00f1a Jr. hits a home run and Schwellenbach dominates from the mound in the Braves&#8217; victory over the Mets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n<strong>NEW YORK<\/strong> \u2014 With a solid combination of offensive power and dominance from the mound, the Atlanta Braves defeated the New York Mets 3-2 this Monday night at Citi Field, in the first game of a four-game series.\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>You may be interested in:<a href=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/deportes\/beisbol\/fernando-tatis-jr-demanda-a-empresa-financiera-por-practicas-abusivas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/deportes\/beisbol\/fernando-tatis-jr-demanda-a-empresa-financiera-por-practicas-abusivas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fernando Tatis Jr. sues financial company for abusive practices<\/a><\/p>\n\n\nVenezuelan <strong>Ronald Acu\u00f1a Jr.<\/strong> shined by hitting a home run in the third inning, while young starter <strong>Spencer Schwellenbach<\/strong> stood out again with an efficient performance of <strong>seven innings<\/strong>, consolidating himself as one of the most resilient pitchers of the campaign.\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I&#8217;m trying to be consistent and give the team a chance to win every time I go out,&#8221; declared Schwellenbach, who leads the Major Leagues with 103.2 innings pitched in 2025.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\nThe Braves went ahead early in the score with sacrifice flies from <strong>Michael Harris II<\/strong> and <strong>Sean Murphy<\/strong>, punishing Mets starter <strong>Paul Blackburn (0-2)<\/strong> for the second time in less than a week.\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In 119 plate appearances since returning from the injured list, Ronald Acu\u00f1a Jr. is hitting .408\/.513\/.735 with nine home runs and 16 RBIs in 28 games. Anyone wondering how he\u2019d come back from his second ACL tear, the answer is: majestically. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cq2S3lJUTX\">pic.twitter.com\/cq2S3lJUTX<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JeffPassan\/status\/1937300174109294718?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 24, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\nIn the third inning, Acu\u00f1a Jr. hit a solo home run that proved decisive. The Venezuelan finished the night with two hits in five at-bats, scoring one run and driving in one.\n\nThe Mets responded in the sixth with a blast from <strong>Juan Soto<\/strong>, who hit his 17th home run of the year \u2014and eighth of the month\u2014, driving in two runs that brought New York closer. However, the comeback attempt faded when Soto struck out with runners on the corners in the eighth inning against the left-hander <strong>Dylan Lee<\/strong>, who retired the four batters he faced to get <strong>his second career save<\/strong>.\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;It was a great relief from Lee, just when we needed it. Cutting that streak without saves was important,&#8221; commented the Braves manager.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\nLee&#8217;s save was the first for Atlanta since May 16, breaking a drought of <strong>31 consecutive games without a save<\/strong>, the longest in franchise history.\n\nAtlanta improves to <strong>4-0 against the Mets<\/strong> this season and continues its dominance over its divisional rival, while New York accumulates <strong>nine losses in its last ten games<\/strong>, including a sweep suffered last week at the hands of these same Braves.\n\n<strong>Offensive Summary by Team:<\/strong>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Braves:<\/strong> Ronald Acu\u00f1a Jr. 5-2, 1 R, 1 RBI; Marcell Ozuna 3-0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mets:<\/strong> Francisco Lindor 4-2; Juan Soto 4-1, 1 R, 2 RBI; Luis Torrens 3-0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW YORK \u2014 With a solid combination of offensive power and dominance from the mound, the Atlanta Braves defeated the New York Mets 3-2 this Monday night at Citi Field, in the first game of a four-game series. 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