July 9, 2024; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Atlanta Braves outfielder Adam Duvall celebrates after hitting a three-run dwelling run within the sixth inning towards the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Area. Obligatory Credit score: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports activities Adam Duvall hit one other lengthy dwelling run towards the Arizona Diamondbacks, and he instantly recalled it as being nowhere close to as spectacular as his 2021 explosion in Phoenix.
Duvall and the Atlanta Braves will look to beat the Diamondbacks on Wednesday night time for the third straight time in a four-game sequence that ends Thursday.
The Braves, who’re 5-0 towards the Diamondbacks this season, received 6-2 on Wednesday with Duvall’s three-run homer with one out within the sixth inning.
Arizona ace Zac Gallen’s blast traveled 441 ft and landed behind the left subject bleachers.
It was definitely an impressive shot, nevertheless it wasn’t Duvall’s finest efficiency in Phoenix. That was on Sept. 20, 2021, when he hit a 483-foot dwelling run that cleared the left-center row of seats and landed within the concourse.
“I simply occurred to hit the ball rather well right here,” Duvall mentioned after Tuesday’s win. “(Gallen’s) pitching wasn’t that dangerous. He threw quite a lot of curveballs to me tonight, so I noticed quite a lot of them and ended up hitting considered one of them.”
The house run was Duvall’s fourth in 22 profession video games in Phoenix. That quantity could be greater if not for a sequence of unusual issues that occurred two nights after his epic dwelling run in 2021.
On that play, Duvall ripped the ball to left-center, and the ball got here off Arizona’s Jack McCarthy’s glove and into the seats. However it wasn’t clear at first whether or not McCarthy caught the ball, so Austin Riley scrambled again to first whereas Duvall paused between first and second to await the referee’s determination.
In the long run, Duvall was dominated out for passing Riley and allowed a two-run hit as an alternative of a house run.
Tuesday’s dwelling run was Duvall’s eighth of the season, and he went 2-for-3 to boost his common to .191.
Duvall hit a game-breaking dwelling run on Gallen’s one hundred and fifth and closing pitch of the night time. Arizona head coach Tory Lovullo thought of shutting down Gallen’s drive earlier than Duvall hit the ball.
“Sure, I considered it,” Lovullo mentioned. “However I really feel like we’ll should run offense after offense and 105 to 107 pitches goes to be the restrict. I really feel like he can get it executed in the second in some way.”
The Arizona State Bats had been quiet for the second straight night time, going 1-for-13 within the sequence with runners in scoring place.
The Diamondbacks had 10 hits in two video games — six on Tuesday and 4 on Monday. Arizona allowed only one hit in 3 2/3 innings towards the Atlanta bullpen on Tuesday.
Braves right-hander Charlie Morton (5-5, 3.96 ERA) will look to proceed that development and buck one other when he takes the mound on Wednesday. The 40-year-old has dropped 5 of his final seven selections.
Morton misplaced to the San Francisco Giants on Thursday, permitting 4 runs (3 ERA) and 5 hits in 5 1/3 innings of a 4-2 sport. In his 5 wins, Morton allowed a complete of 4 runs.
Morton has began in eight profession video games towards Arizona and is 2-2 with a 4.30 ERA. Randal Grichuk (7-for-21 capturing), Christian Walker (4-for-9 capturing) and Ketel Marte (2-for-13 capturing) had been within the lineup. Each had a house run towards Morton.
Lovullo mentioned after Tuesday’s sport that right-hander Slade Cecconi (2-6, 6.10) will begin for Arizona.
Cecconi allowed 5 runs and eight hits in 4 2/3 innings towards the San Diego Padres on Friday.
Cecconi, 25, has by no means performed towards the Warriors. The one Atalanta participant he has confronted to this point is Eddie Rosario (2-0).
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