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- Updated: May 15, 2016
KANSAS CITY — The ninth inning of Sunday’s loss to the Royals was a microcosm of the Braves’ season. They were scrappy and kept fighting. But in the end, they didn’t get the sweet reward of a victory as the Royals pulled out a 4-2 walk-off win on Kendrys Morales’ two-run homer in the 13th.
Down 2-0 against All-Star closer Wade Davis, Atlanta managed to overcome long odds by handing Davis his first blown save of the season with a two-run ninth. A team that came in 0-21 when trailing after eight innings saw the first four men reach base. Ender Inciarte singled to center and Chase d’Arnaud walked. Then, Mallex Smith lined an RBI hit to right before being caught between first and second on the ill-advised notion that he could stretch a single into an extra-base hit. Still, the Braves forced extra innings on Erick Aybar’s RBI single.
Was that rally something for a young team to build on? Or do those type things only matter when you finish the deal?
The Braves lost …
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