Walt Weiss called it one of the most complete games of the year. The Braves knew exactly what they were up against coming into the series opener and facing a flamethrower like Jacob Misiorowski. It took quite a while for the bats to get going, but once again, it was the unsung heroes coming through when it mattered most and ultimately lifting Atlanta to a 3-2 win over Milwaukee.

Walt Weiss called it one of the most complete games of the year. The Braves knew exactly what they were up against coming into the series opener and facing a flamethrower like Jacob Misiorowski.


Martin Perez had a quick 1-2-3 inning on just 12 pitches, while in the bottom half, the Miz threw nine strikes to retire Drake Baldwin, Ozzie Albies, and Matt Olson. Perez had another three-up, three-down inning in the second, including two strikeouts.

Misiorowski ran into some trouble in the bottom of the second. With two outs and two runners in scoring position, he got Eli White to whiff on a 104.1 mph fastball to end the threat.

In the top of the third, the Brewers loaded the bases, and a Brice Turang slow chopper allowed the runners to go station-to-station and score the first run of the game.

Atlanta didn’t have any more traffic until the sixth inning. With the bags juiced, Mauricio Dubón tallied his 22nd and 23rd two-out RBI with a line drive to right field. The Braves finally were able to crack through and take the lead, 2-1.

Next inning, it was first pitch ambush for Mike Yastrzemski. Yaz launched his fourth home run of the season into the Chophouse to put Atlanta up a pair.

In the top of the ninth, Milwaukee made it interesting. With one out and a pair in scoring position, Turang lined a ball into left field. While one run was able to score, Eli White made a quick throw home and Drake Baldwin applied the tag to nail the game-tying runner.

That play ended up being all the difference as Atlanta came from behind and take the series opener over the Brewers, 3-2.

“That guy is lights out, man. That guy, it’s a different fastball. He’s been blessed, man. He goes out there and throws the fastball and cutter and everything,” Dubón explained.

As for his approach facing him? “After that [first at-bat], the whole game, I went two-strike approach. [I] tried to put something in play, tried to make it happen. When I got the bases loaded, I was just trying to put it in play.”

Regarding Dubón’s continued success with two outs, Weiss said, “He’s got that clutch gene. Some people don’t believe in that, but it’s a real thing. Dubie can just slow the game down in big moments. You know, not everyone can do that.”

White added, “We’ve got a great team camraderie here and we’re all really pulling for each other and rooting for each other. We all, collectively, just want to win ballgames, and so we’re all a tight-knit group and really cheering each other on. It’s a lot of fun.”

After previously losing six of their last seven games, the Braves now have an opportunity to take the series over the NL Central-leading Brewers on Saturday at 4:10.