Detroit Tigers lose two players, then lose game vs Atlanta Braves
Detroit Tigers score: Casey Mize and Javier Báez left Tuesday's game vs the Braves with injuries, then the Tigers didn't score until the ninth inning.
ATLANTA – The Detroit Tigers lost two players. And then lost the game. Right-hander Casey Mize (right groin tightness) and center fielder Javier Báez (unspecified right leg injury) left due to injuries in the Tigers' 5-2 loss to the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday, April 28, in the first of three games in the series at Truist Park.
The Tigers – losers in six of their past 11 games – were limited to six hits and five walks against the Braves. The Tigers (15-15) and Braves (21-9) meet again Wednesday (7:15 p. m.
, Detroit SportsNet), with left-hander Tarik Skubal on the mound for the Tigers. In Tuesday's game, Mize exited with one out in the third inning after fielding a weak grounder, then Báez departed with one out in the fifth inning after trying to avoid a potential tag on an awkward slide at first base. The Braves took a 2-0 lead in the third inning.
Mize stranded runners on the corners in the first inning, but the Braves struck in the third with back-to-back doubles from Mike Yastrzemski (off a middle-middle fastball) and Ronald Acuña Jr. (off a middle-down splitter) to open the inning. The double from Acuña put the Braves ahead, 1-0.