VIDEO: Ozzie Albies Crushes 2-Run Homer to Put Braves on Top of Phillies
By Jerry Trotta
We'll hazard a guess and say that the Philadelphia Phillies want nothing more to do with the scorching hot Atlanta Braves. Looking to avoid dropping three of four at the hands of their NL East rivals, things did not get off to a good start during Thursday's series finale. After Ronald Acuña Jr. reached base safely on an error to lead off the game (and then subsequently swiped two bases), Ozzie Albies launched a two-run moonshot DEEP into the left field seats at Citizens Bank Park to give the Braves a 2-0 lead.
Good evening, everybody. The game started a few minutes ago and so far @ronaldacunajr24 has 2 stolen bases and @ozzie did this: pic.twitter.com/8j1RAMAx7o
— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) September 12, 2019
Come on, Drew Smyly. If you're gonna be audacious enough to go upstairs with a heater, you better make sure to blow it past the batter; 92 MPH is nowhere near fast enough to beat a hitter of Albies' caliber.
As expected, Ozzie pounced on the mistake and the Braves are up.