Bryce Elder solid, Austin Riley homers in spring win over Pirates
Battery Power • • sports
Key Points:
- The Atlanta Braves defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-1 in a Grapefruit League game, capitalizing on some struggles from Pirates' pitcher Paul Skenes in his Spring Training debut.
- Bryce Elder delivered a strong performance, striking out three over two innings with no walks and limiting hard contact, while Austin Riley hit a 419-foot home run, his first of Spring Training.
- The Braves drew four walks against Skenes and successfully challenged four called strikes, maintaining pressure despite not scoring more than three runs.
- Seven Braves relievers combined to keep the Pirates' offense in check, with a strong overall pitching performance resulting in a 13-4 strikeout-to-walk ratio favoring Atlanta.
- The Braves will
