Twins vs. Braves Game Highlights (4/19/25) | MLB Highlights

Chris sale I mentioned CJ he is pitching it has not been the start to twenty twenty five to Chris sale and hope for but if you're looking for reasons for optimism that last time out the velocity was back where we expected it to be. Buxton will lead things off. Byron has been on base 20 times this year and he has scored 15 of them. That's how important it is to get Buck on the pads. Maybe a third tapped off the line. Say we'll eat it. Oh two count ball in play opposing hitters now four for nine against sale. So we put it in play speed on to begin the night for the twins Luke Keishel up to the plate his first start at second base DH last night once again sale to Keishel the one to this one hammer to left down the line in the corners going to land fair that's going to find the wall Buxton races around third base. He will head home and score Keishel against sale puts the twins on top two batters in hits one nothing Well, how about Luke Keishel grinding out on that pat a couple of ugly swings kind of swords at some sliders and that slider there Elevated down into the corner and it hit the chain-link fence in the twins bullpen. Here's Jeffers. Nobody out man It's second and he does get Ryan Jeffers one out That's the slider it is that nasty when it is right tight and late And now the cleanup man Ty France hits it on one bounce to Allen Allen across two down Keishel advances to third so two down on a runner at third and trying to limit the damage against Carlos Correa. He got him Good slider downstairs twins draw first blood Bravo's coming up Justin Topa has never started in his 102 major league games and Topa will start today He'll face Verdugo Riley and Ozuna's and there's his first hit in a Braves uniform I'd love to see it inside out swing here from Allen's Verdugo on a pitch that is up not well-located And now Austin Riley got in on Riley pops it up left field shallow Correa out Bader and it's Correa We'll get there in plenty of time for do go back to first There is out number one one down and one on for Marcelo Zunar Marcelo Zunar Solid to right it falls in front of Kersey And the Braves have two on with one out Matt Olsen the big left-handed batting first baseman He's from nearby town here in Georgia about 20 minutes away Matt Olsen hits it in the air Deep right center field And for Matt Olsen Career hit number one 2,000 that was pounded off the bricks and right field as Matt Olsen drives in the run They're at second and third in a 1-1 game It's a fair ball played by France and the contact play was not on so Zunar did not try and score So now these grounds out runners hold at second and third two down Oh It's you on Murphy and there is strike three called in a breaking ball We go to the bottom of the second inning and as predicted Simeon Woods Richardson is now on the pitch struck him out. There's 95 So was Richardson picks up the punch out that's strikeout number 17 for Simeon this season one down and was Richardson at 96 With a 1 2 3 second striking out 2 now We amp things up as we start our second trip to the lineup card This one is center Michael Harris the second on the move. He'll jump up. He missed it It lands and finds the wall Buxton's gonna round second base on his way to third Harris's throw is way off line There's a Georgia buck truck and there is a third inning triple this ball jumped off his bat He was thinking three all the way big spot here for Keisha and sale got him that time He did elevate Keisha was down on strikes. Here comes a payoff Grounder Allen in he's got it And Chris sale keeps him off the board in the top of the third Bottom of the third top of the order. Here's Alex Verdugo against Simeon Woods Richardson. It looks pretty good right now That's gonna one hop the wall Verdugo on his horse headed for second and he's got a double No as a screamer down the right field line It got to the wall on one bounce and a good start here in the third inning Riley smokes it Matt Olsen just missed hitting one out back in the first inning I've got to get that guy in from third base here this ending at the very least This one poked in the air back of third Over is bride and bride will make the play and was Richardson limits the damage. It'll be Correa Bader and Bride for the twins against Chris sale to one lead for sale and Atlanta This one in the air to right will send Kelnick back Kelnick will turn and that is gone So Carlos Correa indeed extends those arms and ties the game with his first home run of 2025 It's a 2-2 game was able to just let that ball travel a little bit more give himself a chance to See that ball out of the hand He's strong enough to go up into the top of the fifth inning twins to Braves to Line to left field the base in so another Solid swing there from Buxton and the leadoff man is on here There's ball for and sale spins off the mound frustrated a big spot here John Montero has been really good as a brave six games overall three with the Astros three with the Atlanta Braves He is not allowed to run here in a Braves uniform But he inherits a mess pace is loaded one out and a dangerous hitter at the plate Correa a twin at every base So to pitch got him Three pitches and a big second out. Well Bader was 0 for 2 against sale He's 2 for 15 against lefties this year, but he's hitting 324 against writings two strikes Swing and a miss two big strikeouts for Montero What a job by Rafael Montero is Bader fires the bat down slams the helmet down inning over five innings in the books were tied to to each side having opportunities each side has Left the bases loaded at one point or another he does run and learn a ground ball right side base in right field Did not slide with that he will make third and Once again, the twins are in business and Byron Buxton is coming up who's three for three tonight This one hammered his center field Harris the second on the move. Here's the second will make the catch Lee will tag and score and the twins have the lead 3-2 on a Buxton sack fly twins with a one-run lead Bottom six and was Richardson back out to face the lower third of the Braves lineup And that kids is what we call a no-doubter that Lee didn't last long for the twins Immediately Carlos Correa says we need to challenge this one. Yeah, I think Carlos pointing in he it looked like he got him on his arm Let's take a look at your account. Did he think he got this one? He got to first base And here is Verdugo with a chance to put the Braves on topic another payoff Third hit of the night for Alex Verdugo four to three Atlanta bottom of the eighth It's a four three lead for the Braves. Thanks to a two run sixth inning He stumbled around first, but he still gets to second with ease This guy is endearing himself very quickly two games into his Atlanta Braves career as he goes down and gets that slider It's a firm one smack to left Harrison Bader right there a little bit of a jump and makes the catch to end the inning Rice L Iglesias will come on and work the night looking for his fourth save of the year and his second in as many nights He retired the Twins in order last night. The Twins will be down to their final out Luke Kishel What a difference you got a guy in Iglesias who just reached ten years of major league service time And a young pup in his second big league game. Did he go? Yes, he did Braves win back-to-back games And a much-needed when you mentioned it back-to-back for the first time this year that man right there Alex Verdugo in the middle of all of it