Braves forget there is a baseball game, lose 12-0
That was one of the worst Braves games I have watched, as every aspect of the team completely faceplanted
ATLANTA, GA - MARCH 31: Braves mascot Blooper before the Tuesday evening MLB game between the Atlanta Braves and the Athletics on March 31, 2026 at Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Braves started a four game series in Miami with JR Ritchie on the mound, facing Max Meyer for Miami.
The first three half-innings were fairly quiet, as both pitchers worked around a baserunner here or there, with a not-so-brief interlude, as the home plate ump was hit in the mask with a foul ball and ultimately had to exit the game. A Ha-Seong Kim error put a runner on first with one out in the second and that turned into trouble, as a single from the next Marlin put runners on the corners. The unearned run came home with a groundout that nearly became an inning-ending double-play.
The inning ended with another ground ball, as the Kim error cost Atlanta. After a clean third for both pitchers, Ritchie got himself into trouble again in the fourth, as a leadoff single turned into bases loaded with one out, with a hit batsman and a walk. A single (directly through Ozzie Albies) brought home two runs and a ground ball to Kim gave him no play, for an RBI infield single.
Ritchie then got a well-hit ball toward Yastrzemski that Mike completely misread and ultimately saw the ball bounce off his glove, turning an inning-ending flyout into a two-RBI double. At this point, the game could easily be 0-0 with competent defense from Atlanta, but instead sat at 6-0, Miami. Ritchie didn’t help himself tremendously with his control, however.