Ronald Acuña Jr. hit his first home run of the season, but the Atlanta Braves fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 6-3 in Friday’s series opener. The Braves went with a bullpen game and Jesse Chavez as the opener. Chavez struggled in the first as Milwaukee jumped out to an early 2-0 lead. Spencer Strider took over in the second and was impressive again striking out eight in four innings.
Atlanta tied the game up in the fourth, but Milwaukee retook the lead for good with a four-run sixth. Dansby Swanson added a solo home run in the eighth but that was as close as the Braves would get.
The series will continue Saturday with Max Fried facing off against reigning Cy Young winner Corbin Burnes.