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Braves Highlight: Freddie Freeman hits first Braves’ home run of the season
Freddie Freeman is the highest-paid player on the Braves' opening-day roster. (Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com)
In the sixth inning of Thursday’s season opener against the Philadelphia Phillies, Freddie Freeman got the Atlanta Braves out of a five-run deficit when he hit a home run to right field.
Freeman’s first home run of the season, and 166th of his career, scored Ender Inciarte and made the score 5-2.
Freeman finished the Braves’ season opener with three walks, two RBIs and one hit.
The Braves went on to win Thursday’s home opener, 8-5.
New season, same @FreddieFreeman5.#ChopOn | #OpeningDay pic.twitter.com/2BDBilLb1e
— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) March 29, 2018
