Michael Harris II (above) is hitting .342 with seven home runs and 16 RBI over the past 30 games. Photo by Jack Casey/Atlanta Braves
The Atlanta Braves were down 6-5 in the fourth inning in New York when one of the hottest hitters in Major League Baseball cleared the bases and gave his team the lead with a grand slam. Michael Harris II has gone 4-9 against the Mets during the first two games of term three-game series at Citi Field this week.
Harris has been of the National League’s best players since the All-Star break. Harris, who has gone 41-120 during the past 30 games, is currently batting .342 with 16 RBI. During that 30-game span, Harris has hit seven home runs and scored 20 runs for the Braves. He has hit in the 4, 5, and 6 spots in the lineup, a long way from when he was batting eighth and ninth a few months ago.
On Tuesday in the first game of the series, Harris was 2-4 from the plate. He would get two more hits, four RBI, and score two runs during Wednesday’s come-from-behind victory. To say Harris is playing some of the best baseball of his career is a major understatement. His on base percentage during the past 30 games is .358 and he is slugging at a .633 rate.
The Mets starting pitcher for Wednesday’s rubber match will be Kodai Senga. Harris hasn’t faced this season. He is only hitting
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Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Donnell began his career covering sports and news in Atlanta nearly two decades ago. Since then he has written for Atlanta Business Chronicle, The Southern Cross…
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