Adonis a model of aggressive baserunning

ATLANTA — Though Braves manager Brian Snitker jokingly said he might have found a new play to add to the playbook, he’s more apt to use what Adonis Garcia did during the seventh inning of Thursday’s 5-2 win over the Pirates as an example of what not to do as a baserunner, especially when speed is not your primary attribute.

But with that being said, the aggressive and alert reaction Garcia made when he took off for third base personified the approach Snitker wants all of his players to maintain in an effort to compensate for the fact that his team does not have the luxury to rely on the instant offense created by the long ball.

“I think we realize we need to [be aggressive],” Braves outfielder Jeff Francoeur said. “We’ve seen we can score more runs doing that. It’s OK to get thrown out every once in a while by taking a chance to go. A lot of times, it’s worked out for us.”

Such was the case on Thursday night when the Braves put runners at first and second base with one out and the scored tied, 1-1. Given that Garcia had just three previous …

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