58
Number of seconds baseball’s new replay challenge took on a reviewed play in the sixth inning. Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez successfully got Ryan Braun’s infield single overturned into an out. “I had a pretty good idea that I was out,” Braun said later, drawing laughs.
1st
First Braves hit was by Jason Heyward, who singled to center to lead off the game.
First Braves strikeout victim … was not B.J. Upton or Dan Uggla. It was Evan Gattis, who fanned with one out in the second. The Braves struck out a National League-high 1,384 times last season.
0-fers
0
Runs scored by Braves. Their first shutout last season was by the same 2-0 score against the Phillies in the third game.
0-for-6
Braves batters with runners in scoring position.
0-for-8
Combined at-bats for Uggla and B.J. Upton.
29-55
Number of balls (29) and strikes (55) for Braves starter Julio Teheran, who allowed two runs and seven hits in six innings. He threw 12 first-pitch strikes in 24 batters faced.
— Staff
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