Braves vs. Pirates Game Highlights (8/8/23) | MLB Highlights

[@tangofett4065]

Glad we got the win, but these starting pitchers have GOT to get it together! The Braves offense is incredible, but we shouldn’t be getting behind by so much, so early against all of our starters. We gotta get this figured out before the post season.

[@robinali6903]

Watch in the postseason it will be the opposite 😂.

[@tangofett4065]

@@robinali6903 lol which part?

[@CutestTeagan4EVER]

Ikr

[@thewifflebros7628]

I get a bad feeling every time Yonny pitches for us.

[@peterios130]

This is why I have always been and will continue to be a Braves fan!

[@ethan9164]

Wouldn’t have to come back if we could get some solid starting pitchers😂. But nevertheless great and much needed win for the boys today. Let’s go Bravos!! 💯

[@siennavanlife9502]

We have them. They just need to be consistent. Maybe a couple days in AAA to jolt their mojo. Benching Ozuna made him better. Have to believe it works for starting pitchers too.

[@scooter_b123]

That guy has only pitched 2 games in the majors. He's probably our worst and will be replaced by Wright when he comes back.

[@devincoleman2870]

Braves fans are stupid as hell bro 😂 we got 71 wins but our starting pitchers suck

[@Carolina-sports-fan]

​@@scooter_b123 um Chirinos has pitched more than 2 games in the majors. He's been pitching (in the majors) for 4 or 5 years now. He was with Tampa before He had only pitched 2 games for the Braves before last night.

[@Washwork]

Give it two weeks.

[@SoundFX09]

Notes From the Game: - I'm not Sugarcoating it: Chirinos did NOT Pitch Well. 5 Innings of 6-Run, 7-Hit Ball, Walking 2 and Striking Out 5. Despite this, he gets another No Decision, keeping him at 5-4 on the Year, But His ERA Increases to 4.83. Definitely pitching like a Placeholder at this point, but one thing intrigues me: After that 3-Run First, He was Pitching IN THE STRIKE ZONE! - Barring the Dramatics in the 9th, The Bullpen DID A FANTASTIC JOB! Jimenez, Hand, Yates, and Iglesias worked together to SILENCE the Pirates over the Final 4 Innings, Allowing just 2 Hits and 2 Walks while Striking Out 6! Kirby Yates gets the Win, Pitching a Solid 8th by Striking Out 2 while allowing 1 Hit. Iglesias gets his 21st Save of the Season, Getting Out of a 1st and 2nd Situation. ROTATION TOTAL: 9 Innings, 6 Runs, 9 Hits, 4 Walks, 11 Strike Outs, 4 Home Runs Allowed. THERE'S NO QUIT IN THIS BRAVES' OFFENSE! FIGHTING UNTIL THE FINAL OUT, THEY SLASHED AND CHOPPED THEIR WAY TO VICTORY! - WTF, HOLDERMAN?!!! Ronald Acuna Jr. got the Show Started in the 1st With a SOLO SUPER MISSILE, But EXITED on a WHACKED-BY-PITCH IN THE 6TH, Finishing 1-3! MERCIFULLY, His X-Rays on his Left Arm are NEGATIVE. To this Point, Acuna's Batting .339/.422/1.009 with 26 Home Runs, 68 RBIs, and 53 Stolen Bases through 111 Games. Praying it is NOTHING SERIOUS, and he can be back Swinging Tomorrow! + HAVE A DAY, TRAVIS D'ARNAUD! 3-5 WITH THREE DOUBLES AND TWO RBIs! d'Arnaud steps up to a .260/.323/.802 Line with 29 RBIs in 47 Games! + ORLANDO ARCIA WITH A CLUTCH PERFORMANCE TONIGHT! 3-5 With a Single in the 2nd, A SOLO SUPER MISSILE IN THE 6TH, *AND THE GO-AHEAD, GAME-DECISIVE TWO-RUN DOUBLE IN THE 9TH ON A 2-2 COUNT!* Arcia Sprints Forward with a .302/.357/.822 Line with 12 Home Runs and 42 RBIs through 90 Games! *HE IS OUR SHORTSTOP! DON'T MESS WITH HIM!* + MATT OLSON MAKES HISTORY ON A DOWN NIGHT! 1-5 with a Single in the 3rd, AN RBI WALK IN THE 6TH, And Another Walk in the 9th, *BECOMING THE FIRST BRAVE TO HAVE AN 11-GAME RBI STREAK, AND THE FIRST MLB PLAYER TO REACH 100 RBIs THIS SEASON!* Olson Stands Firm with a .267/.373/.975 Line in 111 Games! + PILLAR MADE HIS ONLY HIT COUNT: AN CLUTCH RBI SINGLE IN THE 9TH TO TIE THE GAME! Pillar Holds Firm with a .236/.264/.703 Line through 55 Games! OTHER NOTABLES: Michael Harris II had a 2-4 Day, While Albies, Ozuna, and Rosario had 1 Hit Each. Harris and Riley had 1 Walk Each, while Nicky Lopez Scored HIS FIRST RUN AS A BRAVE. Lastly, Forrest Wall Made His MLB Debut In place of Acuna, But Went 0-2 with 2 Ks. Well, can't always have a Happy Debut Sometimes! + *DID THE BRAVES NEED THIS WIN TONIGHT!* Despite a POOR Showing by Chirinos, The Bullpen HELD FIRM, The Defense STOOD TALL, And the Offense SMASHED DAVID BEDNAR TO PIECES! The Last 3 Losses were TERRIBLE... And we were Staring at a 4TH BAD LOSS... BUT THIS BRAVES' TEAM WILLED, FOUGHT, AND CLAWED THEIR WAY TO VICTORY TONIGHT! MY GOODNESS! + Even Better? The Phillies and Nationals SPLIT the Doubleheader, LOLMETS Struck Again LATE thanks to the Cubs, and the Marlins... Grinded Out a Win Against Cincy! IMPRESSIVE, MIAMI! This Puts the Braves at 10 1/2 Games ahead of Philly, 14 Ahead of Miami, 21 Ahead of York, and 22 1/2 Ahead of the Nationals! TOMORROW: ROUND 3 OF 4 Between the Braves and Pirates will take place Under the Evening Skies of PNC Park. Quinn Priester will step up to the rubber for the Pirates, Who's had an Iffy Start to his Rookie Campaign, but has gone 2-1 Despite Allowing 19 Runs in 19 2/3 Innings in his First Four Starts. Meanwhile, MAX FRIED will take up Battle Stations for the Braves, Who Returned to the Braves' Rotation on Friday with a BANG, Pitching 6 SHUTDOWN Innings against the Cubs in a Winning Effort. Can FRIED and the Braves Start a CRUCIAL Winning Streak with another Win? Or will Priester and the Pirates Splash the Tomahawk Chop with some Holy Water? We will find out at 7:05 P.M. EDT on ATT SportsNet-Pittsburgh (Pirates) and Bally Sports South (Braves)! SoundFX09, Signing Out!

[@owynkolby8384]

IAM SUGERCOATING IT THE THE BRAVES SUCK AND CHOKE JUST LIKE YOU😂

[@alexdavison1450]

chirinos is defly a placeholder, that was the point of pickin him up off waivers, we will save our other starters amd we just won a game he started, AA knows what hes doin, starter for cheap, sabe everyone for the playoffs, i didnt read the rest of ur rant sorry

[@briansolo]

you're still doing this. love the dedication. Go Braves :)

[@chickenfkeryay]

Actually forest wall made his debut already with 2 appearances as a pinch runner. I believe he is 2/3 on stolen bases.

[@MississippiKid96]

Yeah man…. I know this, not a good time to be in a slump. We need to be finding our peak about now

[@jamisontaylor2103]

Go Braves Baby

[@wtpence4731]

Are these guys GREAT or what !?! Thanks to them All for the Fantastic games we All enjoy SO much !

[@godinezfer1906]

Vamos Bravos! Keep chopping hard !

[@therebellioussheep2368]

Finally coming up clutch. You just love to see it!

[@jamisontaylor2103]

That Was A Awesome Comeback

[@GMONEYFIFTYFOUR]

That’s a highlight reel! Go Braves!

[@BlindVeganRescue]

Really good win. Needed that bad. Great comeback. Fried tomorrow.

[@joeomalley2835]

The pitching worries me truth be told at times, but hopefully the Braves can stabilize that before the postseason. Nonetheless, great comeback in the 9th. Needed it to end the mini-losing streak. Hopefully Braves can keep it moving forward. And hopefully Acuna is okay after being hit.

[@YusukeKnight]

Nice comeback win for the Braves tonight

[@Untoastedbagel1271]

My heart cannot take anymore wins like this

[@joeroshau5742]

GO, Braves!!

[@lawrencescott1048]

Once again it took more than long enough to post the highlights for this game, as for the game itself.........HALLELUJAH, Braves came from behind to pull this one out and stop the 3 game skid, but thanks only to our bullpen for keeping us in the game as starting pitching once more turned in a poor performance, this is really becoming a major concern as we look down the stretch toward the post season AA have better pull something out of his bag of tricks if he's looking ahead to the WS, also I am sick and tired of seeing Ronald getting hit so much by opposing pitches, it's demoralizing to constantly watch, anyway they did win tonight and hopefully can keep it going for awhile, GO BRAVES!!!!!!!

[@Bunny-Verse]

Arcia…..later. Loved that line since it was first uttered back in early April.

[@zacharyscott6779]

Need to get starting pitching back on track ASAP.

[@InDeathOnlyNothing]

Arcia came in Clutch. MVP this game. Great Job. Credit Given.

[@warrenhollaway6757]

Braves are best, keep taking the opposing teams best

[@Imugi007]

Hell of a game. Massive props to The Buccos. That city and that field deserve to finally have some good ball being played. They're gonna be an exciting team for the next few years if their ownership can stop being stingy and hold onto these young stars.

[@drewhodgkins5150]

What a game!

[@rickyhenry4958]

Riley has had a gold glove year

[@odjohnson1510]

Feels good man

[@jamielleanderson33]

Great Comeback Boys Arseeya Later For The Win! ⚾ ♥

[@CCRider5312]

Gooooo Braves!!!

[@acgonzales7]

I can't believe this guy is still on the roster the next day. There's a reason Chirinos was DFA'd AND made it all the way to Atlanta in the waiver claim.

[@sonnikdoh2510]

GG, while I do enjoy the nail biting edge of the seat games. The blow out crush your opponent games are fine by me.

[@itzyaboyizzy]

Gives up 4 hr and somehow our bats powers through. Just wow

[@MPB059]

The pitching needs to get better, but this is a great comeback win for the Braves! For the A!

[@rockbeatspaper1]

Y’all gotta find someone to edit these better. The J cuts are terrible. Audio and video sync looks like AI tried.

[@starpawsy]

Great to see a game where the lead changes sides a few times.

[@kathybailey1714]

Oh I hope this game win gets them going outta this minor slump 😎

[@WizardsDen55]

i'm so sick of teams hitting Acuna, we need to stop this 'class' thing we got going and not hitting teams back, you know why? because they keep hitting him over and over. our 'class' does not mean nothing to these other teams, they just keep doing it. it's not right for Acuna to think the team doesn't have his back. he's the mvp! can we please start doing something about this already?

[@John-mo5fn]

Way to go boys!!!

[@curtiseggleston4792]

A lineup this good deserves better starting pitching.

[@peachmario753]

Braves def. Pirates 8-6!!!!!!! ⚾⚾⚾⚾⚾⚾⚾⚾ At the Top of the 1st Inning, Ronald Acuna Jr. #13 (OF) belted a Solo Home Run shot and at the Top of the 3rd Inning, Travis d'Arnaud #16 (Catcher) smashes a 2-Run RBI Double and at the Top of the 6th Inning, Orlando Arcia #11 (SS) crushes a Solo Home Run dinger it's called "Ar-SEE-YOU-LATER!!!!!!!" and Matt Olson #28 (1B) doing an 100th RBI Walk and at the Top of the 9th Inning, Kevin Pillar #17 (RF) smashes a game-tying RBI Single and Orlando Arcia #11 (SS) smashes a go-ahead RBI Double as the Braves win in a 8-6 winning game victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates!!!!!!!!⚾⚾⚾⚾⚾⚾⚾⚾ #ForTheA

[@ryan1303a]

HELP WANTED - We NEED starting pitchers

[@LEFTBEHINDTIMES]

Huge night darnaud! Way to battle bravos, lets take this darn series tom now! These negative X-rays the night of scare me, that’s what they said about arcia…..hope Acuna is ok

[@nicnicvis]

7:10 I never knew a walk with bases loaded counted as an RBI. You learn something new every day.

[@Vgrizzw]

Shoutout to the number 28 umpire who hits the gym

[@JC-gx5hg]

500 ball right now, the starting pitching really needs to get more consistently better.

[@bryancroley2667]

Best part of that Braves 9th was doing it without any homeruns. That said, someone from Pittsburgh wearing one tonight?

[@scooter_b123]

I love the fact the even with with the umps overturning a double, them hitting Acuna, and even after great defensive amd offensive plays, and even with our worst pitcher, the Pirates still lost. 🤣

[@Douggy24]

The jealousy of Acuna is so real in the MLB these days

[@Rbiproduction]

Holderman didn’t hit him on purpose

[@jamesweldon8118]

Great way to stop the slide 👍

[@fatjosh20]

The Braves only pitcher on the mound tonight

[@perijetton9275]

Let’s GO!!

[@sg10hd77]

We back baby

[@RowdyMajor8]

This win was good, but no regular season Braves win will ever top when these two teams went to 19 innings in the Summer of 2011. As someone who lived in western Pennsylvania for 9 years of my 28 years on earth, I absolutely loved listening to the Pirates announcers lose their minds over Julio Lugo (R.I.P), being called safe by ol Jerry Meals. THAT IS UNBELIEVABLE!!!!!!! Lol 😂

[@falconshawksbravesfanextra7830]

Go Braves 🪓😎

[@bongoboyj1134]

Chirinos should have been taken out earlier... luckily our offense pushed forward. JJ is doing tremendous. Grats Olson.

[@jaimejared4239]

F a losing streak! Keep chopping boys

[@ClutchGene]

😂😂😂😂 against the lowly Pirates. It’s over bud. This team will go nowhere in the playoffs.

[@alexdavison1450]

​@ClutchGene our staff is fine, chirinos is eating innings and striders last start was a fluke, are you scared?

[@halfwaydecent6842]

I've had my fill of Cheerios.

[@lionman3378]

The braves pitching staff is not good enough to win a world series

[@owynkolby8384]

DAM RIGHT 😅😂😅😂

[@chickenfkeryay]

Funny enough thats what i said in 20 and 21 😂 🙈

[@jericomagsombol8883]

shutting down the doubters for now.

[@mandyglaze2524]

Pittsburgh what is wrong with you! You hit the best braves player! And you don't even apologize!

[@jackfullerton5762]

There ought to be a new rule on such hits of acuña and the shot he had towards third base first called fair then called foul by the team further away than then man whose duty it is to see it.

[@adam6252]

Pitching, Pitching, PITCHING. Alex not trading for a starting pitcher is looking really bad right now.

[@austinking9912]

We will regret not getting a starter seen this story too many times.

[@dirtybirdfan16]

Curious about the Ozuna double that was overturned. All the camera angles sucked but it looked as if the 3rd base umpire was in perfect position to make the call. The home plate ump seemed to get into position too late and the ball was already past 3rd. Was there a definitive camera angle that I didn’t see maybe? Im sure it wasn’t just because of pressure to overturn the call that they overturned it. I’ve seen very blatant bad calls not be overturned because of clear ump arrogance (Angel comes to mind).

[@dirtybirdfan16]

@jygb7092 I have rewatched @4:00-4:25 and it looks pretty clear from those two angles that the original call was right. @4:23 it is past the bag before it starts heading downwards. Rewinding to @4:14, you can see that just as it starts the downward motion, it is above 3rd base. And most importantly, in both angles, the 3rd base ump was in perfect position. The homeplate ump doesn't even get up to see down the foul line until the ball has already hit.

[@Fr_Yaxzo]

31 games over .500 but we desperately needed this win LMAO

[@owynkolby8384]

11-11 SINCE THE ALL STAR BREAK 😅😂😅😂😅😂 BRAVES REALLY SUCK

[@jquankash9648]

​@owynkolby8384 thats actually ok with me 🤷🏾‍♂️ it's hard to keep playing as good as they where b4 the break but 22 games after we .500 we gone get hot again and it's gonna be at the right time

[@williamcollier9411]

If Alex addressed starting pitching we wouldn't have to worry about heart attack wins against teams like the pirates ijs🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️

[@leskobrandon3497]

Awesome comeback and thanks for a top notch highlight reel . A couple of the people that do Braves highlight videos are 💩, so had to wait until today for a decent one .

[@Jixops]

FOR THE A! LETS GET HOT AGAIN

[@herbtanner8701]

We need to work on our pitching our offense is great but Lordy mound man

[@michaelagee848]

Ozuna, twice with runners on 2B & 3B grounds out to 3B...

[@matthawkins9983]

🪓🪓🪓

[@thekingscene]

Why does Acuna keep getting hit???

[@Acuna-prods13]

Cause he’s so good they don’t want to deal with him stealing but still

[@skyguy5587]

PILLAR!!

[@toddbearden7251]

Those fans can’t catch

[@SkaterJay789]

This offense is doing everything in their ability to keep games close and honestly if I’m on the starting pitching rotation I’d feel pretty bad about it. Get your shit together starting rotation! Chirinos needs the boot, how is this clown getting the nod over AJSS or Soroka?? It’s no different really at least they would get some exposure.

[@alexdavison1450]

they both had exposure, now its time for them to fine tune in AAA, they both could easily make the bullpen for the playoffs

[@paints_his_shirt_red]

Are some these announcers calls done after the game just to add to the highlights? Sometimes something sounds fake about them.

[@maintaintogrow]

The braves pitching has been terrible lately. They peaked too early.

[@alexanderfedderly]

I don't see how they could overturn that call down the line. The one umpire in perfect position to call it said it was fair.

[@j.t.8848]

Acuna is such a drama queen never can tell if he's actually hurt or not

[@jeremiah_12]

🤯 Dumb take. The guy is human.

[@travolous]

The best way to know for sure... Go to the batting cage, get into the "fast" one and stick your elbow out when it comes. Let us know how it feels.

[@brooksdemo]

You take a 97 mph fastball to the elbow and see how it feels. 🤡

[@COPLSAUCE]

I’m here too start a petition that if acuna don’t win NL mvp we riot

[@COPLSAUCE]

@jygb7092 Matt Olson is good but he’s not winning mvp acuna has almost 30 homeruns he has 50 something stolen bases on pace for like 90 stolen bases is the best rf in 2023

[@COPLSAUCE]

@jygb7092 no he dont

[@COPLSAUCE]

@jygb7092 acunas the best player In the NL

[@Ccortanaa]

This team is going to crumble in the post season if this is the pitching staff they bring to it. Not a shot in hell...

[@alexdavison1450]

haha, you think chirinos is gonna start in the postseason?!

[@Ccortanaa]

@@alexdavison1450 Hell no

[@Ccortanaa]

@@alexdavison1450 But who the hell do you think is going to replace him? Do you think AA is going to try and find someone that can actually throw a strike?

[@chickenfkeryay]

Throwing a strike wasnt the problem, hanging splitters and fastballs right down broadway was.

[@Ccortanaa]

My point exactly. The rotation is disastrous, and i wouldn't be surprised if the phoolies catch up over the rest of this season considering there are NO answers to the problems the pitching staff is going through. Morton...terrible. Elder....terrible. Strider...roll the dice, he either strikes out 10, or is removed after 3 innings. I have nothing to say about Chirinos other than, MOVE HIM....someone in Gwinnet would be better off than him.

[@Goo42021]

It's always a suckey night when the lesser team wins but it happens with a one run lead

[@jcspotter7322]

Ozuna hit a double. I said what I said

[@kevinbyers6180]

If Acuna would throw bat back at pitcher every time he's hit, throwing at him will stop!

[@georgesitaras1591]

didn't see all the game, just saw the Ozuna double. YES I said double. Obviously a judgement call, but the 3rd base ump said fair, its not like the ball was 3 inches over the bag and you can really tell, it was 15 feet above the bag when it crossed, so how can you say that was clear enough to overturn. Another example of crappy umpiring.

[@mightbegenius]

Kind of sad seeing every team tee-off on this pitching staff. How many homers did they have tonight? 4 or 5? Guess that pitching a lot of fellow Braves fans kept telling me we didn't need to trade for at the deadline sure would come in handy about now.

[@surfthejungle]

Glad we won, but that foul ball at third base was awful.... that is really bad.

[@robertyoung202]

It's only the pirates haha

[@chesberger4474]

Olson could have walked home in the 9th.......the catcher did not tag him with the ball. He tagged him with the glove while the ball was in his hand lol.

[@drewhull7313]

Looks like the catcher moved ball to glove for tag and then back to hand.

[@robshighlights6431]

That pitch to acuna was on purpose. Eye for an eye tomorrow

[@brooksdemo]

Yep, that shit was bush league as hell.

[@tanyamcpeek9846]

Why did they send Soroka back down he was doing good.

[@reecehoverkamp9044]

1) Strider 2) Max 3) Morton 4) Soroka 5) Elder make it happen

[@GadielTua]

Njd me escoñetaron al muchacho 😢

[@haydenpendergrass7938]

What a terrible job by the crew to change the call to foul on the Ozuna double. Didn't matter anyways I guess

[@mikesmithh]

Mark my words, this team will be a first round exit again with this starting pitching in the playoffs unless something changes soon.

[@jadalizmercedes7579]

acuna wearing the other teams colors

[@micahcrutcher9295]

What happened to Ozzie Albies

[@bigrooster6893]

Alex Anthopoulos should be fired for doing nothing at the trade deadline for our SP.

[@jeremiah_12]

😒🤔

[@andrewkeegan3008]

So what's the difference in letting Smith-Shawver pitch and this fella who gives up at least 5 runs each game?

[@ICLight412]

That’s the buccos,

[@briansolo]

reading this comments section, my fellow Braves fans are alarmists. sheesh

[@FinrodFelagund5]

Since June 1st, so for two whole months now, every Braves starter has an ERA over 4. Every single one. There's reason for a little bit of alarm. The starting pitching has been bad for 2+ months now.

[@joeyswaney8497]

The pitching is leaking oil from every where... the entire staff needs a week or two off.

[@SHSscorp82]

I had high hopes for Chirinos after his good outing last time…guess this explains why the Braves have 10 starting pitchers on their roster. 2:20 I still think if you don’t stay in the playing field the out shouldn’t count, just like if you go over the outfield wall it’s still a home run. 6:04 You could tell by Arcia’s body language that he knew it was gone when he hit it. 6:24 Ronald’s only been hit by a pitch 7 times this year but for some reason feels like a lot more.