Braves vs. D-backs Game Highlights (4/25/25)| MLB Highlights

Right hander Zach Galin out there tonight through five starts one in three in a five six zero ERA checking in with Alex Verdugo his first season in Atlanta punches this one toward the line and left Lerdis on the run and he runs it down with Zach Galin. Everyone has told us this week it starts with fastball command and goes to a fastball. How about that. That's exactly the sequence they've been looking for. That'll work. And there's another walk for the major league leader Marcelo Zuniga. And here comes the cleanup and the big first baseman Matt Olsen back to back two out walks for Zach. Two on for the red hot Sean Murphy the catcher the first two outs on seven pitches through six pitches to walk Ozuna eight pitches to walk Olsen. Pattern attack has been stuck in all season long strike three called went back to the fastball and Murphy strikes out looking the inning is over. Galin walks to but he strikes out two in a scoreless first. It doesn't get much better than that. Just blue skies. Sun is setting right now here in Phoenix. Gorgeous night for game one of this series and on the mound for Atlanta the ace the lefty Chris Zahle to be the fourth time that he's pitched in this ballpark. Romo lines it to Verdugo and it's in front of him for a base hit a good start for Jerry. Big turn it first. Here comes Corbin Carroll to two is in the zone and skied towards Alex Verdugo and he misses on three and oh badly to Gretchen either that or he'd rather work to Gary L. Here comes Lourdes Lourdes hits a chopper over the head of sail foot races on all he's got it. And Lourdes beats it up. Boy that slider is all over the map. Five of his six starts this year he's thrown 20 or more pitches in the first inning. One reason why in five starts he's completed five innings only twice three sliders. Good morning good afternoon and good night Josh Naylor two down some confidence now after taking care of Josh Naylor so quickly and using the slider so well out to center field Harris is over there and Chris Zahle gets out. So both teams miss an opportunity in the first inning. We're talking about Gallin and what he's accomplished in his career. Three top ten Cy Young finishes in his seven year career he's never won one one down for Michael Harris. Is that going to get through it. And Michael Harris stays hot. One out single here the second so far Zach Allen's got four outs and he's thrown forty four pitches first and second problem is something they still haven't solved. Hard hit and it gets by Suarez and it gets Michael Harris and he is going to score. It's the road trip started with an RBI double to put Atlanta on top one to nothing. What we're used to seeing from Zach Allen so far this year Brian Stenker has like for Dugo's approach at the plate likes the way he handles the at bats. Another one flared out towards shadow left that ball is fair just inside the line a pair of RBI doubles for the Braves in the second inning has him up two to nothing. So a couple of runs home here in the second and now Austin Reilly Reilly hits it hard through the left side for Dugo will come to nothing. Seventeenth RBI of the season for Reilly. If you're going to get gallon you've got to get him early. He has now given up 15 of his twenty earned runs this season in the first two innings first out in the third. Well this is where Zach locked it in last week against the Cubs and from the third inning on was outstanding. Swing and a miss struck him out. And there's a gallon curve. Best one he's thrown in this game. An excellent curveball scoops it high in the air left side. Who wants it. Look out here come Lourdes. The inning comes to an end and it is a one two three inning for gallon this time in the third. And sales arm angle is just a little bit lower than Randy's was but two guys that no left he wants to see. Corbin Carroll shoots one toward the gap and drops in there. Harris can't cut it off. They're standing up with a triple the major leagues and extra base hits Corbin Carroll. But I do think for sale him saying I feel like I'm close when he says that you can believe it that means that he has been feeling better than the first couple of starts of the year and sale wins the battle with a slider down and in. That's great work from Chris Allen finishing off that count that started Oh two popped up first base side foul ground may be playable Olsen under it. There's our number three. Nice job by Chris Sale gave up the triple with one down and keeps Carroll stranded right there. Zach through three innings so far he has thrown seventy four pitches gallon gets Harris to chase strikeout number five for Zach. Will be a fastball that time after a couple of curves down. This is the same pattern we saw with Zach last week at Wrigley Field when he was dynamite. Innings three four five and six after a rough start Allen punches it the other way for Tower seven in a row set down by Gallon as we go to the bottom of the fourth inning and missed just inside there. And Suarez will try down the first one out walk not recommended in my opinion to look out of Chris Sale after you don't like a pitch not a guy that you necessarily want to get upset that catches the outside corner slider takes care of a Rado two down and that ball is out of the strike zone until the last couple of feet and comes back and catches the corner. See what Tim Tower can do. Tim Klein on the center after a long and bad his first time fastball ripped into left center. That's a base hit. Suarez will hold it second. Mottola just continues to just wrap the ball and that's going to bring Baroza to the plate. Baroza shoots it in his center. Here comes Suarez. Jorge Baroza gets the Diamond Bucks on the board his first start this year and has got a two hour RBI. It's number 90 from the Braves left hander coming up in the fourth inning. Hard hit ball in the center field. Michael Harris over to his left to run it down. Michael Galloping to his left able to squeeze out number three and limit the Diamondbacks to one run Allen at ninety five pitches trying to get through five. Morillo warming up with a bullpen behind him another long first and second for Zach Gallagher. That narrative has continued way up high in center. Baroza has circled underneath two hours. Zach had a twenty seven pitch first and a thirty two pitch second. But has done a wonderful job of settling down. In fact he's retired nine in a row and now works to Marcelo Zuniga. Strike three called got him looking another one two three inning for Gallagher. He is retired ten in a row as we go to the bottom of the fifth inning and Zale and ninety pitches through four innings. He has walked to strikeout three he'll face Corbin Carroll swinging a miss for strikeouts for sale. He gets Corbin Carroll good looking sliders in this at bat from Chris Zale and again we see it it's there. The really good version of it against a very good hitter in Corbin Carroll. And he had a way up over the century mark one hundred and one on the pitch count as he now faces Gary L one one pitch and a pop up out towards first base Olsen under it and a good inning by Chris Zale. It's a one two three bottom of the fifth first three out. It has yet to allow a hit face the minimum only nine batters in his three innings of work with four strikeouts big bouncer up the middle on a base hit and he's hit a nine straight and found his way through the infield and a base hit in the center and a lead off single Michael Harris out to center on a bounce taken by Barrosa. So a pair of singles here for Olsen and Harris in the six. Well Eli White steps up here with two on and two out high bouncer to third low throw and it cannot be scooped by Taylor and Matt Olsen will come all the way around to score. The defense was an issue last night against Tampa Bay. Low throw brings in a brave run right there. Rios should have been out of the inning. And the problem this week the defense has just not been buttoned up to the right side. Nick Allen delivers opposite field single five to one. And that's where the errors really come back and bite you. That error has cost them two runs. He's trying to win game one of this three game set and then after this on a Colorado six game road trip for the Braves Murphy gets a hold of it to center. Does it have enough to get by Barrosa. It does Murphy on his way to second lead off double for Sean Murphy and Atlanta chance at some more insurance. Here's Albies the second baseman. He's also over Ozzie is going to keep it fair. Sean Murphy heading around third now leads it by five with two runs scored. Eli White is one for three. He's been on twice to O'Day Laiwe Harden ball knocked down by Suarez. It's past him and in the left field Ozzie it's the Maggots third and he blazes a path to the plate and scores. An RBI single by Eli White to make it seven one Braves in the eight that just ate up Suarez. So now the seventh batter the inning will come to the plate and Austin Reilly and it's a ballpark he really enjoys hitting in around third Eli White and he will sprint to the plate and score. It's eight one brave another RBI for Austin Reilly as he just sucked a burner right on my Perdomo the shortstop and with that several Diamondbacks fans up on their feet and heading to the exit. Chance for Gabby for three one one pitch swung on line drive right field that is a fair ball and that's going to get into the corner White with a good throw to second but just going to be off target enough for Moreno to slide in safely. It is an RBI double and it's now eight to two Randall for three walked in the first against Chris Hill to pitch a swing and a miss in the Braves win and a great start here in Arizona. Great start to the road trip altogether. Braves busted out the bats in this one to the tune of eight runs in this contest.