Braves Take Both Games in the Doubleheader

Tuesday was a long one on South Capitol Street and neither game went the home team's way. Al & Tim convene following a day/night doubleheader where the Braves won 6-3 in the afternoon and then took the evening session 5-0 in extras.(05:45) James Wood struck out four times in the Game 1 loss. Wood sat out Game 2 and is now up to 209 strikeouts this season, 23 more than Riley Greene who leads the American League.(10:30) Daylen Lile tripled for the 10th time while only having played in 82 games.  Lile set a franchise record for a rookie in this category and Denard Span has the most in a season with 11 since the franchise relocated to D.C. in 2005.(15:00) Jake Irvin had a typical 2025 start as he allowed six runs and his ERA is up to 5.76.(16:45) MacKenzie Gore lasted into the top of the 6th and didn't allow a run in his outing.  Gore dropped his ERA to exactly 4.00 and our new mantra is for him is "Gore Under 4".(21:45) The series finale is on Wednesday and Thursday will be the team's first day off in two weeks.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.