Murphy, Acuña power Braves past Mets 9-8 in DH opener

— Sean Murphy hit a pair of three-run homers, powering the Atlanta Braves to a 9-8 victory over the New York Mets in the opener of a doubleheader Monday after the teams were rained out the previous two days.
May 1, 2023, 11:01 pm - AP
ATL
NYM
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330000300991
103001201890
S. Strider
win

S. Strider4-0

5.0 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 8 K, 3 BB
D. Reyes
loss

D. Reyes0-1

1.0 IP, 5 H, 5 ER, 1 K, 1 BB
A.J. Minter
save

A.J. Minter6

1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 K, 0 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

ATLNYM
1stMurphy homered to left (373 feet), Acuña Jr. scored and Olson scored.30
1stLindor singled to right, Nimmo scored, Marte to third.31
2ndPillar homered to left (376 feet), Harris II scored.51
2ndAcuña Jr. homered to left center (448 feet).61
3rdAlonso homered to right center (380 feet), Marte scored and Lindor scored.64
6thBaty homered to right center (430 feet).65
7thMurphy homered to center (412 feet), Acuña Jr. scored and Olson scored.95
7thVogelbach grounded into fielder's choice to first, Lindor scored on error and Alonso scored on throwing error by shortstop Grissom, McNeil out at second.97
9thEscobar homered to left (377 feet).98
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