Ozzie Albies and Adam Duvall finished off the homer parade in the seven-run seventh inning. They are two homers behind Contreras’ older brother, Willson Contreras, the Cubs catcher, who has played nearly twice as many games (47) as William. William Contreras added a sixth-inning solo homer, his eighth in 24 games, tied with Kansas City’s Salvador Perez for the second-most homers among major-league catchers. 500 (30-27) and handed Oakland its eighth consecutive loss and 18th in 23 games. They moved to a season-high three games over. He drives in two with an RBI triple to gives the Braves a 3-2 lead 🔵🔴 /BNqgAo2KwbĪustin Riley had a two-run homer – his team-high 15th - to cap the four-run fifth inning, as the Braves blew open what had been a close game. Michael Harris II continues to flash his huge potential! That was a big hit, to get him out of the game and get in the bullpen.” The guy (A’s starter Jared Koenig, in his MLB debut) was doing a good job against us for a while there. “It was a big hit at that point in the game. “On the triple, he was flying around the bases,” Braves manager Brian Snitker said.
Harris had a two-run triple in the fifth inning Wednesday that gave the Braves their first lead and added a double in what became a 13-2 blowout, for a two-game sweep of the A’s that pushed Atlanta’s winning streak to seven games. So far, he’s met or surpassed all reasonable expectations with the bat, too. There were questions, however, as to whether Harris was ready offensively, three years after playing at Stockbridge High School in suburban Atlanta and with only 43 games played above Single A before his call directly from Double A to the majors on May 28. The top-ranked prospect put his run and field grades on display with this slick grab: /0Zm5VyLsTC Michael Harris II flashes the leather in center! “Everyone knew that he’s really good out there in center field.” “No one’s surprised by it,” Braves star right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr.
Harris’ defense was a known commodity, at least for those who watched him play in the minor leagues, and for opponents who saw him as non-roster invitee during the past two spring trainings. “So to impress someone like that, it’s a good feeling.” “That was actually cool, because he’s a defensive wizard,” Harris said of Jones’ reaction.
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Seated near the Braves dugout, Jones was caught by TV cameras saying “wow.” The left-handed Harris caught it backhanded just in front of the warning track. Harris raced to right-center to catch a 107 mph line drive off the bat of Oakland’s Sean Murphy to lead off the fifth inning. It hasn’t taken long for rookie center fielder Michael Harris II to cause plenty of Braves fans to conjure visions of Andruw Jones, who made countless highlight-reel catches during his run of 10 consecutive Gold Glove seasons from 1998 to 2007 with Atlanta.īut when the 21-year-old Harris made the most spectacular catch of his brief MLB career Tuesday, the most rewarding highlight might have been seeing Jones’ reaction.
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