Braves vs. Nationals Game Highlights (9/22/23) | MLB Highlights

[@aaronlackeyjr7023]

Mookie Betts is having a great year, no doubt, but this has to make Ronald the clear cut mvp winner. I mean the guy is two steals away from posting 40-70

[@EdgarLeon-tq3uj]

No doubt. It's either Acuna or Betts, but I have my money on Ronald.

[@HarlemPSGamer]

@@EdgarLeon-tq3ujMatt Olson to

[@bebemercado9966]

Mookie isn’t on the same level like Acuña.

[@lewsmith9708]

If this doesn't cement Acuña's case for MVP, then nothing will!

[@EdgarLeon-tq3uj]

One could make an argument for Mookie Betts but they would be wrong. Acuna all the way

[@donaldmackerer9032]

I have the feeling that mainstream media will want Betts to get it even though Ronald deserves it. Bets will be rewarded for what he did in the past because he's more recognized.

[@Ccortanaa]

@@donaldmackerer9032 There will be riots and fires in the streets if you are right 🪓🪓🪓🪓🪓

[@hakeemh6675]

​@@EdgarLeon-tq3uj There is no argument for Betts. What case does Betts even have over Acuña?

[@lionman3378]

​@@hakeemh6675Betts still leads Acuna in war. Wins against replacement. LOL! Some analytic bullshit!

[@Leftfield71]

Surely this is the greatest individual season in the history of the MLB, Acuna is creating records that nobody would think possible if not for the fact we are witnesses them in 2023.

[@gibbssteve01]

Most definitely

[@yashtalaulikar3727]

@@gibbssteve01 It's up there, but there are a few others you could make an argument are better. 2001 Barry Bonds, 2004 Barry Bonds, 1941 Joe Dimaggio, 1941 Ted Williams, 1968 Bob Gibson, 2021 Shohei Ohtani, 1923 Babe Ruth, 1982 Rickey Henderson. But I get your reasoning.

[@respectedlocalgentleman7108]

N00B

[@paulmoney8960]

Congrats Ronald! Well deserved.

[@tangofett4065]

Bullpen’s still gotta figure it out, but tonight was special. Grats Acuna on a very special season!

[@Ccortanaa]

Bullpen is about to be tested in a way they could have never imagined

[@SHSscorp82]

It also comes down to support, some nights every person in the lineup acts like they've never swung a bat. They should have trounced the Marlins & Phillies but instead won just 1 out of 6 games in those 2 series.

[@Bravesplayyyyye]

@@SHSscorp82it was right after the won the division. They prob were not in the best “winning mentality”atleast against the Phillies

[@enclave9614]

im more concerned about the starting pitchers tbh. Lots of injuries rn and inconsistency

[@Bravesplayyyyye]

@@enclave9614 true same with me but that’s why they gotta make sure the arms and rested and things get tweaked out come nlds

[@jwalk8546]

Ozhaino Albies joined an exclusive club with his 100th RBI last night. He is the sixth MLB player that's a switch hitter to hit 30 homers and knock in 100 RBI twice before they were 26 years old or younger. Chipper, Eddie Murray both hall of famers, are in the six. He is definitely the smallest (5-8,175) of the bunch. Acuna has a little brother the Braves should try to trade for him..

[@tonfaman33]

Well, the Mets won't give him up

[@lawrencescott1048]

​@@tonfaman33Is he that good that they wouldn't consider it?

[@lawrencescott1048]

Good win for the Bravos but this BP is more scary than a 'Friday the 13TH' movie, that aside congrats to Ronald on his history making march to 40/70, Riley and Ozuna contributed as well, keep it going guys, GO BRAVES!!!!!!!

[@HomeStudioBasics]

Friday the 13th isn't scary at all. Try Texas Chainsaw Massacre. 😂😅

[@lawrencescott1048]

@HomeStudioBasics That's a matter of opinion, others feel differently.

[@perijetton9275]

Wooohoooo! Congratulations to Ronald! Let’s GO!! #FortheA

[@YusukeKnight]

Congratulations Ronald Go Braves

[@jeffsnitzer3665]

MVP Ronald Acuna

[@hippy8255]

when you throw your name in the hat with A-ROD, Barry Bonds, and Jose Canseco you deserve MVP without a doubt. dudes gonna be a hall of famer

[@user-wm9fj2wo1h]

With Acuna we are looking at greatness he probably will end up as the greatest Brave ever and that's saying a lot.

[@ClutchGene]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Ccortanaa]

I'll be honest, i want my Bravos to go to the end and win it all, but the injuries are blasting the shit out of this team (pitching injuries and bullpen issues). However if they get knocked out of the playoffs and Acuna gets his WELL DESERVED MPV, i'll be happy, it's like winning it all in my opinion, he DESERVES IT.

[@jcspotter7322]

MVP*

[@donjuan6940]

We got a squad with depth... Pitching will step up in the playoffs. We will win any series against any team bet that!

[@battle4truth701]

Acuna!!! First Player to do it clean!!!

[@joycerushing8389]

WAY TO GO ATLANTA! #1

[@tracycase4520]

Braves need to score 15 in the 1st and HOPE the bullpen keeps it close.

[@MPB059]

Acuna for MVP Morton and Fried going to the IL is concerning for the starting rotation, but I believe the Braves will be ok! FortheA !

[@Ccortanaa]

I hope your are right, i don't share your optimism though.

[@lawrencescott1048]

​@Ccortanaa I'm afraid I don't either, bullpen issues and two of our better starters down, I still feel like the Braves should have went for a quality starter at the trade deadline, too late now at this point.

[@SHSscorp82]

And the fact that Elder some nights just doesn't look like he has it, he just gets a lot of run support to keep his loses down. I feel like Morton may be the same way, he can win as long as he gets a lot of run support but in pitcher's duels he struggles. And I haven't seen anything from Kyle Wright so far that tells me he's that 5th starter. Strider & Fried are really the only 2 I've seen being consistent as of late.

[@Ccortanaa]

@@SHSscorp82 Yup exactly. I just want Acuna to win MVP at this point, a world series win? That's just icing on the cake for me. AA needs to make huge moves during the off season regarding the starters and bullpen help.

[@tylerrobinson6158]

I hope for both is just a precaution, since we already in the show.

[@Gregoman89]

Vines pitches looked really good. They just touched him up a bit. It happens

[@jamisontaylor2103]

Go Braves Baby

[@enterthecarp7085]

Never say it, thou shalt not jinx it. Roll on, Bravos! 🪓

[@clintondarnell5318]

Great for Acuna,should be MVP no doubt! But with Max and now Charlie getting a lil banged up. And our BP has been brutal of late. It seems it may be a repeat of last year. I just got a bad feeling about playing the philturds again in that 5 gm short series. Go Bravos!!!

[@HomeStudioBasics]

I don't. I want the Phillies because I know the Braves want to crush them just like the Dodgers in 2021. I seriously begged for the Dodgers because I knew the Braves would win.

[@charlesjohnson536]

2023 NL MVP RONALD ACUNA JR#13 .. LET'S GO BRAVES!! ..

[@user-rg1ux1hp1c]

Congratulations MVP

[@sphinx9517]

Congrats Acuña!! Ozzie Albies will always be underrated

[@brandoncrittenden3939]

Really hoping Ronald can get those two stolen bases

[@briansolo]

he will

[@leonbrooker8150]

If he doesn't win MVP then the system is rigged!!!

[@falconshawksbravesfanextra7830]

Go Braves 🪓😎

[@michaelagee848]

New drinking game. Take a shot for every mention of "the teeth of the wind".

[@SoundFX09]

Notes From the Game: - DANG IT, NOT MORTON TOO! He Only Completes the First Inning, Walking 2 and Striking Out 1 before being pulled due to what is reported as 'Right Index Finger Discomfort'. With Fried Out until the Postseason, Now is NOT the Time to be BLEEDING Pitchers! To this point, Morton is 14-12 with an ERA of 3.64, and is 0-2 in the Month of September with an ERA of 7.36. A Precautionary Shutdown may be necessary, but with how much of a Roller Coaster his Season's been, Perhaps Father Time has caught up to Ground Chuck. + At the Very Least, the Bullpen did what needed to be done to earn the Win, even if it was a bit nerve-racking. 5 Pitchers were needed to FINISH the Final 8 Innings, Allowing 6 Runs on 10 Hits, Walking 4 and Striking Out 4. Michael Tonkin gets the Win in Relief, Pitching 2 Innings of 1-Run, 3-Hit Ball, Improving to 7-2 with an ERA of 4.09. Rasiel Iglesias gets his 30th Save, Allowing 2 Hits, But Striking Out 2 and Not Allowing any Runs. His ERA stands in at 2.79. ROTATION TOTAL: 9 Innings, 6 Runs, 10 Hits, 6 Walks, 5 Strike Outs, NO Home Runs Allowed! The Braves' Offense got to Patrick Corbin, and Added on against Machado! + ACUNA CONTINUES TO MAKE HISTORY! 2-4 with a SOLO SUPER MISSILE, DOUBLE, And.... WHACKED-BY-PITCH?! Anyway, This Puts Acuna at a .337/.415/1.012 Line with 40 Home Runs, 101 RBIs, and 68 Stolen Bases through 152 Games! HE IS THE FIRST PLAYER IN MLB HISTORY TO REACH THE 40/60 CLUB.... CAN HE MAKE IT TO 40/70? + AUSTIN 3:16 WITH AN IMPRESSIVE GAME OF HIS OWN! 2-3 with a TWO-RUN SUPER MISSILE, Single, And 2 RBI Sacrifice Flies, Totaling 4 RBIs on the Night! Riley Stands Firm with a .281/.343/.859 Line with 37 Homers and 96 RBIs in 152 Games! + THE OZ-MAN GOT IN THE FUN AS WELL! 2-5 with a Single, Double, and RBI! Albies Holds Firm with a .275/.329/.839 Line through 140 Games! + DON'T COUNT OUT THE BIG BEAR! 1-4 with the GAME-DECISIVE THREE-RUN SUPER MISSILE INTO THE RIGHT-CENTER FIELD SEATS IN THE 7TH! Ozuna Stands in with a .268(-.001)/.340(-.001)/.875(+.003) Line with 36 Home Runs and 90 RBIs in 137 Games! + OTHER NOTABLES: Orlando Arcia had a 2-4 Night, while Michael Harris II went 1-4. Matt Olson had an 0-3 Night, But was Walked Twice; While Sean Murphy also had an 0-3 Night, and was Walked Once. Kevin Pillar had an 0-4 Night, But Struck Out Swinging on a 14-PITCH AT-BAT BATTLE! + Man... We have a Winning Streak of 2, but it's come at the cost of TWO STARTING PITCHERS. Morton Finished the First, but couldn't continue, leaving the Bullpen to Battle through to the end. Thank Goodness the Defense was Stout, and the Offense Kicked it Into High-Gear Early! Can the Braves keep the Winning Games going despite the Injuries? - Why are trusting the Mets to hold Philly at bay? We Should know what the result of that would be! ...BUT, that does Mean that the Mets, who have the HIGHEST PAYROLL IN MLB... HAVE BEEN ELIMINATED FROM POSTSEASON CONTENTION! WHAT A GLORIOUS DAY! Still, this means the Phillies have a 4 Game Lead on the Diamondbacks for the Top Wildcard Slot. However, the Orioles LOST in Walk-Off Fashion to the Guardians, Meaning the DODGERS (For the Moment) are Right Behind Us for the Home-Field Advantage Lead, at 3 1/2 Games, with Baltimore at 4 Games Behind. /// WEATHER ALERT /// Due to Tropical Storm Ophelia forming over the North Carolina Coast and Making a Beeline for the Nation's Capital, The Braves and Nationals will have a DOUBLEHEADER on Sunday, with Saturday's Game being Moved to the Following Day. In Game 1, Jackson Rutledge will take the helm for Washington, Who has made 2 Starts in his First Season in the Majors, and.... Isn't looking too good. He's Given Up 9 Runs on 16 Hits in just 10 Innings of Work. Meanwhile, The Staches' will be out at Nationals Park, as SPENCER STRIDER will take up Battle Stations for the Braves! Strider is coming off Back-to-Back 7-Inning Outings against the Phillies, Earning the Win in Each, while allowing just 4 runs on 8 hits in the 14 Innings he pitched. For Game 2.... NEITHER Team has made a Decision on who will start? Guess that Storm really did throw a wrench into their plans... Still, it was Originally Reported that Kyle Wright will take up Battle Stations for Game 2, who has yet to get a Win this Season, But showed some minor progress against the Phillies on Monday, Getting through 4 Innings and Striking Out 5, but allowing 4 Runs on 5 Hits and 4 Walks, Including 3 Home Runs. Can STRIDER and WRIGHT Carry the Braves Forward to a Potential Doubleheader and Series SWEEP of the Nationals? Or will Rutledge and the Nationals find a way to Split the Series against Two of the Braves' Biggest Young Pitchers? Both Games of the Doubleheader will start Sunday Afternoon at 1:35 P.M. EDT on MASN (Nationals) and Bally Sports South (Braves), with Game 2 at 6:35 P.M. EDT also being broadcasted on MLB Network (Out-Of-Market Only)! SoundFX09, Signing Out!

[@M3MAX]

No one read this 👆 Not even Justin

[@lewsmith9708]

​@@M3MAXI read it.

[@donaldmackerer9032]

Damn these pictures need to do something to toughen up their fingers. Maybe soak them in saltwater or something. Possibly build some calluses on them during the offseason or something but pitchers seem to be like China dolls.

[@letsdomoregood]

@@M3MAX My names Justin and I actually read it! When I first saw your comment I was like wait a minute, how’d he know I would be here? lol I actually like reading this because it gives the breakdown of the pitcher and also the finally tallies of the hits and averages. A lot of the hits (or hit by pitch) never make it to the high lights. As long as the comment is, it’s much more efficient than me looking up this info myself!

[@wink_butterdog]

@@M3MAX correction: your illiterate and you CANT read this

[@d.c.barker]

Max Fried is on the IL again with a blister on his finger but is expected to be ready for the postseason, but I sure hope we don't lose Morton though...I'm not sure what's wrong with his finger. It's nice to see the offense is back on track but the bullpen still needs some work.

[@charlesyaryan6619]

Hangnail. No big deal. Just to be safe

[@xXPremiumBeefXx]

The only 30-60 player, the 5th all time 40-40, highest stolen bases, paired with Olson leading in HR our team is the best I've ever seen. Ever since that last world series where we started under .500 , we've just been so dominant.

[@xXPremiumBeefXx]

@@rodmanrc absolutely

[@frostice7821]

Ronald deserves this so much and I mean A LOT

[@sonof2022]

All this going on and Olson still ain't get in on the mix 😂 man damn

[@donleonard4446]

Ya but he get a sliver slugger

[@JazzyJS58]

The bullpen has to improve to beat contenders just hope they will. Other wise Ronald is the man congrats make history he deserves it. The lineup is kicking in all cylinders.

[@NDTexan]

Somewhere Bill Plaschke is crying and trying to come up with a ridiculous argument why Ronald shouldn't get the MVP over Mookie.

[@bruc850]

nice

[@LeBlackMamba24]

ACUÑA 40/60 club let’s gooo 💪💪

[@SHSscorp82]

Hopefully soon to be in even more of a club of his own in 40/70.

[@hahshsdh4646464]

He should get over 90 percent of the 1st place votes.

[@Jayden33336]

Ok if acuna doesn’t get mvp after the first ever 30/60 season and the 5th 40/40 season and the first 40/60 season and he’s probably gonna get the first 40/70 season IN ONE YEAR

[@jamisontaylor2103]

Acuna Is Awesome

[@thomascoleman9058]

Congrats for acuna he deserves the mvp. That bullpen is killing the braves. It's just unreliable to win a game

[@angelventura3463]

Arepa Power!💪

[@briansolo]

1:10 moving forward, every young, great player from Venezuela is going to want to play for the Braves. With Atlanta's scouting prowess, they should have an embarrassment of riches for years to come. Inspiring clip!

[@EthanST35]

Acuna is himothy

[@2332Stephen]

Look..I don't know what the scouting report is on pitching to ozuna..but it's pretty obvious to me they shouldn't throw him fast balls and should only throw ( from a righty) sliders or curve balls that break away from the plate because he can't hit them! He strikes out on those pitches but just crushes fast balls. Someone on opposing teams is not paying attention.

[@briansolo]

he's cut his strikeouts WAY down on those low & away breakers.

[@user-yo2uo4si3u]

I was sick of hearing about acuna now I'm on his bandwagon he's phenomenal

[@MP-zf7kg]

sort of hoping the pen is just bored right now. Would be nice if Riley gets to 100 RBIs, plus I think Ozuma is near a milestone as well.

[@roncissel1089]

Did acuna get the ball

[@ScottRossProductions]

Our pitching will be our demise. Strider and pray for two days of rain...

[@caydenshandballgames9095]

ACUNA MVPPPPPP

[@Nmtpofiicial]

Braves def. Nationals 9-6!!!!! ⚾ At the Top of the 1st Inning, Ronald Acuna Jr. #13 (OF) smoke up a Solo Home Run Jack and joins 40-40 club and Austin Riley #27 (3B) crushes a 2-Run Home Run dingers and at the Top of the 3rd Inning, Austin Riley #27 (3B) doing a Sacrifice Fly as Acuna scores and at the Top of the 5th Inning, Ozzie Albies #1 (2B) smashes an RBI Double and Austin Riley #27 (3B) doing a 2nd Sacrifice Fly as Acuna scores again and at the Top of the 7th Inning, Marcell Ozuna #20 (LF) belted a 3-Run Home Run shot as the Braves win in a 9-6 winning game victory over the Washington Nationals!!!!!!!!!!! ⚾⚾⚾⚾⚾⚾⚾⚾⚾ 🪓🪓🪓🪓🪓🪓🪓🪓🪓 #ForTheA

[@josedelgadillo9087]

Acuña M.V.P!

[@jamisontaylor2103]

We Need 1 More Win To Get 100

[@jcspotter7322]

Mookie who?

[@user-xe2no3cc8e]

olson=doping terminator olson=steroid chicken Monster

[@explorer809]

La saco en linea,

[@christopher-xi2ey]

Who is going to pitch

[@battle4truth701]

Whoever is on the mound

[@jwiese100]

Two more bags till 40 70

[@audoko82]

40 /80

[@Princethekeem]

He could did that in 2019

[@wardad5628]

Acuna on a list of five but remove the roid users from that list and you have Soriano and Acuna.

[@rolyrod69]

Nationals fans booing him are trash.

[@donaldmackerer9032]

If fans of the opposing team are booing you then you know that you're a good player.

[@Jason_Bover9000]

​@@donaldmackerer9032100 percent

[@michaellatko1639]

Who cares about Acuna & Blze667?

[@chesberger4474]

Acuna trying to catch Betts for the MVP. Not sure it is enough, but he has had a good season.

[@larrysson]

Yeah good one CLOWN

[@agoogleuser992]

it's the other way around

[@donleonard4446]

Dude he’s beating betts in Slugging, OPS, Ronald war is at 8 and Mookie is 8.1 so even with Ronald Defense struggles and Ronald has a higher avg, and more HRs, and better OBP, plus Acuna like Betts is having a fire September like Betts had a fire August Betts has been quiet since end of August he hasn’t hit the same while Ronald has been consistent

[@brianwilkinson356]

The Atlanta Braves are Patrick Corbin's daddy💯🍢 Chop On 🍢

[@Joth527]

Thanks for letting the real fans help you be the best you want us too see,, first man too hit every game in the line up,u got more in you ,your just waiting , waiting for what,,a real fan wants too see you ball out for the next ten years,with that lead off position