Bryce Elder backed by solid defense in scoreless effort for Braves

Key Highlights

• You could argue that the pitches that Elder gave up for hit in this one could potentially turn into those familiar hangers of his getting hit for homers during the regular season but that’s purely hypothetical at this point.
• As far as what actually happened on the diamond today, Elder only gave up singles on each of the three hits he gave up and that was all the trouble he had to deal with. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementIt also helped that the Braves flashed some serious leather in the infield today in order to help their pitcher out in this one.
• Jonah Heim made a heads-up play in the first inning by catching Jake Rogers straying a bit too far from second base in order to snuff out the scoring threat and end the inning right then and there. Elder gave up singles in the second and third inning but they both got wiped out after Elder induced a ground ball that resulted in shortstop (and former Tigers prospect) Jim Jarvis either turning a double play (in spectacular fashion, no less) or being part of a double play.
• Jarvis also recorded a put-out in the first inning, so he was all over the place in a good way.
• All in all, Elder ended with three scoreless innings under his belt with just three hits allowed and a strikeout, to boot.