Holmes’ ‘special’ game with 15 strikeouts is lost in loss
ATLANTA (AP)– Grant Holmes thought he was on the brink of a game to keep in mind when the Atlanta right-hander reached 10 strikeouts for the first time in his career– and it was just the fifth inning.
“It was a special moment,” Holmes said.Advertisement It was
hard for the Braves to explain how Holmes’ milestone game, which began with five hitless innings and ended with a career-best 15 strikeouts, was lost in Sunday’s 10-1 loss to the Colorado Rockies.Holmes( 3-6)did not permit a hit or a walk through five innings however tracked 1-0 thanks to his fielding and tossing mistakes on Ryan Ritter’s grounder in the third. After the Braves tied the game at 1-1 in the sixth, Holmes gave up Ryan McMahon’s consent homer in the seventh. The right-hander gave up three runs, two made, in 6 1/3 innings.”It draws to lose that start from him,”said Braves initially baseman Matt Olson.Holmes ’15 strikeouts came one game after Spencer Strider
‘s 13 strikeouts in Saturday’s 4-1 win over the Rockies.Advertisement “I didn’t see that coming,”said Braves supervisor
Brian Snitker, including that Holmes’ strong start was not the only surprise.”I felt great about putting runs on the board, too,”Snitker stated, referring
to the group’s strong hitting in scoring a combined 16 runs while winning the very first two games of the series.”We’re starting to click here and
get this thing rolling,”Snitker said.” We just can’t get off the mat and get anything rolling for any extended time and we have not all year.” Reducers Enyel De Los Santos and José Ruiz integrated to give up 7 runs after Holmes’exit.Advertisement Even so, Holmes’start provides the Braves self-confidence in their rotation which also includes Strider, Spencer Schwellenbach, Chris Sale and Bryce Senior
.”Those guys are truly excellent,”Holmes stated.”… I seem like going forward if we stay like we are we’ll be in a quite
excellent position.
“The Braves have actually won back-to-back series versus Milwaukee and Colorado, but they could not complete the sweep of the Rockies they hoped would provide momentum for a visit from the NL East-leading New York City Mets. The three-game series begins on Tuesday night.The Braves modified their rotation, moving Sale from his scheduled start
on Sunday so he might follow Schwellenbach against the Mets, with Strider planned for the 3rd game.Advertisement The Mets will be wanting to rebound after being swept at home by Tampa Bay. They are still 13 games ahead of third-place Atlanta in the division. “We have actually got to turn the page and prepare yourself to play Tuesday, “said Mets supervisor Carlos Mendoza following Sunday’s 9-0 loss to the Rays.”We understand when you look at this group on paper, that’s a truly excellent team,”Mendoza said of the Braves(31-39
). The Braves will go to New York for a four-game series June 23-26. “We have actually got an opportunity to comprise some ground,”Olson said.
“It will be our first time seeing them.”___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb