17, 2018, and made his first start for the club since July 31 of that year. So I wouldn’t say I was overly, overly shocked.”Īllard, a former first-round pick of the Braves, pitched for the Braves for the first time since Aug. But we’re always prepared for that, we kind of always are shooting for that. Rays: Castillo was reinstated from the paternity list and INF Daniel Robertson was reassigned to the alternate training site.īraves RHP Kyle Wright and Tampa Bay RHP Yonny Chirinos are both scheduled to make their first starts of the season Tuesday night.“I guess a little bit surprised,” he said of his reaction to getting a start. Snitker said both have had a number of negative tests for the coronavirus. We’re confident we are.”īraves: Snitker said Cs Travis d’Arnaud and Tyler Flowers, who have bad cold symptoms, are improving and might make their season debuts this week. Your mind just kind of wanders on making sure that we’re doing everything we can. like wearing the mask, staying in.”īoth teams discussed the matter, with the Rays holding a team meeting to talk about their first road trip that starts Wednesday. We’ve got to continue to be consistent in what we’re doing. “You get slapped in the face with the reality of this. “We’re very aware of what’s going on,” Snitker said. Louis last October when he allowed seven runs (six earned) while retiring only one batter.īefore the team, both teams expressed concerns about the outbreak of COVID-19 that forced the Miami Marlins to postpone their home opener. Foltynewicz made four playoff starts, taking the loss in Game 5 of the NL Division Series against St. The 28-year-old right-hander's best season for Atlanta was 2018, when he went 13-10 with a 2.85 ERA and was named an All-Star. Martinez had a two-run single in the sixth and homered in the eighth.įoltynewicz gave up six runs, four hits and four walks in 3 1/3 innings. Swanson tied a career-high with five RBIs and stopped a 41-game homerless streak in Atlanta’s 14-1 win Sunday night over the New York Mets. “He's got that ability to really be a game-changer for us.”ĭansby Swanson and Matt Adams homered for the Braves. Renfroe got his 11th career multihomer game with a solo shot in the fifth off Touki Toussaint. We’re just not in a position in this short season to wait for something to happen.” Folty’s been big for us the past couple years, pitched in big games and in (the) playoffs, been good for us down the stretch. We kind of feel a sense of urgency to some extent. “Folty, in this short season, it’s just not happening right now. “It’s tough,” Braves manager Brian Snitker said. “Move the line and hope to just keep pouring it on."įoltynewicz, a regular in the Braves' rotation since 2015, was designated for assignment after the game and will be replaced on the active roster by Chad Sobotka. “Everybody just wants to go up there and have a good at-bat,” Renfroe said. Renfroe then hit a towering homer to deep left centre and Joey Wendle homered on the next pitch. Jose Martinez and Yoshi Tsutsugo drew consecutive one-out walks from Mike Foltynewicz (0-1) to start an eight-run fourth inning that gave Tampa Bay a 9-1 lead. “This group on a given night can be pretty special,” Rays manager Kevin Cash said. Diego Castillo (1-0) struck out two in a 10-pitch fifth and Jalen Beeks fanned seven over his three innings. Tyler Glasnow struck out nine and allowed one hit over four innings in first start after missing part of summer camp with the Rays after testing positive for the coronavirus. Hunter Renfroe homered twice and Tampa Bay pitchers set a team nine-inning record with 19 strikeouts in the Rays' 14-5 romp over the Atlanta Braves on Monday night.
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