<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/braves-news-ronald-acuna-jr-s-crazy-40-40-club-feat-honest-take-michael-harris-ii');   ga('set', 'title', 'Braves superstar Ronald Acuna Jr.’s crazy 40-40 club feat draws honest take from Michael Harris II');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Braves-news-Ronald-Acuna-Jr._s-crazy-40-40-club-feat-draws-honest-take-from-Michael-Harris-II.jpg"></figure><h1>Braves superstar Ronald Acuna Jr.’s crazy 40-40 club feat draws honest take from Michael Harris II</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-09-23T07:41:42-07:00">September 23rd, 7:41am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-09-23T07:41:42-07:00">September 23rd, 7:41am</time><address><a>Owen Crisafulli</a>Owen Crisafulli recently received his Masters in Business Administration from Nichols College. Previously, he obtained his Bachelor's degree in Sport Management and for a while ran his own sports website. Sports are his passion, and he thoroughly enjoys writing about thoughts and opinions that are related to the game. He has been a lifelong fan of the major professional teams in Boston and loves discussing all topics surrounding those teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Atlanta Braves have been on a roll all season long, which is typically what’s going to happen when you have Ronald Acuna Jr. on your team. Acuna has been on fire all season long, and he looks set to be on the way to the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/braves-news-ronald-acuna-jrs-reaction-joining-40-40" rel="noopener">first MVP award</a> of his career. Further cementing his case is the fact that Acuna managed to join the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/braves-news-ronald-acuna-jr-5th-member-of-exclusive-40-40-club-after-hr-vs-nationals" rel="noopener">40-40 club</a> on Friday night after smoking his 40th home run of the season.</p><p>The 40-40 club, which features only four other players who have hit 40 home runs and stolen 40 bases in a single season, is one of the most exclusive groups in MLB history, but Acuna made his entrance with relative ease. And the scary part, according to Michael Harris II, is that Acuna may not even be playing up to his full potential right now, which is quite a <a href="https://theathletic.com/4891161/2023/09/23/braves-ronald-acuna-milestone/?source=emp_shared_article" rel="noopener">bold take</a> to drop after such a historic accomplishment.</p><p>“There’s been a lot of times this year where he just missed a homer or missed a few hits, hit maybe 110-plus (mph off the bat). He’s phenomenal. He’s not like any other player I’ve ever seen before.” – Michael Harris II, The Athletic</p><p>Ronald Acuna Jr.’s stats on the season are just outrageous (.337 BA, 40 HR, 101 RBI, 68 SB, 1.013 OPS), but Harris believes that he can be even better in the future. Considering how Acuna is only 25 years old, though, Harris might not be wrong in saying that. Acuna will have a tough act to follow up after his breathtaking 2023 campaign, but who knows what he could accomplish if he still has room to grow like Harris suggests here.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Braves superstar Ronald Acuna Jr.’s crazy 40-40 club feat draws honest take from Michael Harris II

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/braves-news-michael-harris-old-reaction-ronald-acuna-grand-slam');   ga('set', 'title', 'Braves’ Michael Harris II’s old Ronald Acuña grand slam celebration resurfaces, and it’s hilarious');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Michael-Harris_-old-reaction-to-Ronald-Acuna-grand-slam-will-make-Atlanta-fans-laugh.jpg"></figure><h1>Braves’ Michael Harris II’s old Ronald Acuña grand slam celebration resurfaces, and it’s hilarious</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-08-27T18:10:52-07:00">August 27th, 6:10pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-08-27T18:10:52-07:00">August 27th, 6:10pm</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University senior from Atlanta on track to graduate with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Recently, the Bally Sports South social media team dug up a hilarious Atlanta Braves video. The clip was taken by none other than Braves’ center fielder Michael Haris II, and it features <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/braves-news-michael-harris-spills-keys-to-success-red-hot-stretch" rel="noopener">Harris’ reaction to</a> Ronald Acuña’s 2018 grand slam in the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/why-the-braves-must-beat-dodgers-to-get-back-to-world-series" rel="noopener">Braves’ Game 3 win</a> over the Dodgers in 2018.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">When <a href="https://twitter.com/MoneyyyMikeee?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MoneyyyMikeee</a> says he still has a video from high school recording his reaction to <a href="https://twitter.com/ronaldacunajr24?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ronaldacunajr24</a>'s 2018 NLDS grand slam, he means it.</p><p>This is that video 😄 <a href="https://t.co/yCZbbqdSf4">https://t.co/yCZbbqdSf4</a> <a href="https://t.co/hBTaRPjArw">pic.twitter.com/hBTaRPjArw</a></p><p>— Bally Sports South (@BallySportsSO) <a href="https://twitter.com/BallySportsSO/status/1695526636404215972?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 26, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p><a href="https://twitter.com/MoneyyyMikeee/status/1695578096836153808" rel="noopener">In the clip</a>, Harris, then in high school, can be seen jumping up and down and celebrating ecstatically as Acuña launched the ball into the Truist Park seats in what became an Atlanta Braves win that evening.</p><p>Harris then reacted to the hilarious clip after it resurfaced in the present day.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">😂😂Life is Crazy‼️ <a href="https://t.co/6kkBDXmnMO">https://t.co/6kkBDXmnMO</a></p><p>— Michael Harris II〽️ (@MoneyyyMikeee) <a href="https://twitter.com/MoneyyyMikeee/status/1695578096836153808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 26, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>A lot has changed since the events in the clip unfolded.</p><p>Michael Harris himself is now of course a member of the Braves, becoming the team’s starting outfielder last season after being called up from the minor leagues. Although he had his struggles in last year’s playoff loss to the Philadelphia Phillies, Harris still promises to be an integral part of Atlanta’s future.</p><p>The Braves have also improved dramatically since 2018. Although the team would go on to lose that series against the Dodgers, they finally got over the Los Angeles-sized hump in 2021 en route to the franchise’s first World Series championship since 1995.</p><p>However, there was a certain special energy about that 2018 squad, and, in particular, that Acuña grand slam that let the city know that glory days were on the horizon. Harris surely wasn’t the only Atlanta resident to be ecstatic that evening.</p><p>Now, Atlanta has its sights on a second championship in the 21st century, as the MLB playoffs loom just around the corner.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Braves’ Michael Harris II’s old Ronald Acuña grand slam celebration resurfaces, and it’s hilarious

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/braves-news-atlanta-fans-breathe-sigh-latest-michael-harris-ii-injury-update');   ga('set', 'title', 'Braves fans breathe sigh of relief after latest Michael Harris II injury update');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Atlanta-fans-breathe-sigh-of-relief-after-latest-Michael-Harris-II-injury-update.jpg"></figure><h1>Braves fans breathe sigh of relief after latest Michael Harris II injury update</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-08-20T16:20:50-07:00">August 20th, 4:20pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-08-20T16:20:50-07:00">August 20th, 4:20pm</time><address><a>Jay Postrado</a>Jay is a lifelong motorsports and tennis fan. His need for speed may no longer be on the grid or courts but has stayed with him through writing.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Atlanta Braves’ loss to the San Francisco<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/giants-news-san-francisco-places-key-pitcher-on-il-ahead-of-braves-game" rel="noopener"> Giants hit the team hard</a>. Not only was the nine-inning game fairly salvageable at the end but they also could not field Michael Harris II. The 22-year-old center-fielder had 11 home runs and 100 hits for the season. But, all of that could have been taken away by a foul ball. Brian Snitker had the decision to sit him out in their next game against San Francisco. This was so that they could await confirmation about the injury that Harris was nursing.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/braves-news-michael-harris-spills-keys-to-success-red-hot-stretch" rel="noopener">Michael Harris II suffered</a> a right foot contusion during their game against the Giants. Although, Braves fans could breathe a sigh of relief as his X-rays <a href="https://twitter.com/mlbbowman/status/1693368996668596478" rel="noopener">came back negative</a>, per Mark Bowman of the MLB.</p><p>While awaiting the results of his scans, the Braves outfielder outlined how he plans to go through all of <a href="https://www.ajc.com/sports/atlanta-braves/michael-harris-scratched-from-braves-lineup-with-right-foot-contusion/LARQ52IT4RDKZISI5RXK47VY2I/" rel="noopener">these health struggles</a>, via Justin Toscano of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.</p><p>“I’m feeling better than I did yesterday. I guess I didn’t really feel it going through the game yesterday. Once the adrenaline stopped, I kind of started to feel all of it,” he said about sustaining the injury in the middle of the game. Michael was also confident about his return timetable, “My hope is to be in the lineup (Monday). I want to be in the lineup every day, but hopefully, we’re going to keep working on it and see how it is tomorrow.”</p><p>Another tough decision was made by Brian Snitker regarding the lineup in the middle of their series. Eddie Rosario got moved to the two-hole and Kevin Pillar played the center-field position in their match.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Braves fans breathe sigh of relief after latest Michael Harris II injury update

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/braves-news-michael-harris-spills-keys-to-success-red-hot-stretch');   ga('set', 'title', 'Braves’ Michael Harris spills on keys to success amid red-hot stretch');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/ATLANTA.jpeg"></figure><h1>Braves’ Michael Harris spills on keys to success amid red-hot stretch</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-08-19T09:13:02-07:00">August 19th, 9:13am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-08-19T09:35:36-07:00">August 19th, 9:35am</time><address><a>Colin Gallant</a>Colin Gallant has been writing about sports since covering the local high school teams as a freshman in Ontario, Canada over a decade ago. He has a Masters degree in journalism, a passion for all sports, especially hockey, and a laser focus on winning more fantasy championships. He joined ClutchPoints in 2022.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/braves-news-ronald-acuna-jr-matt-olson-nl-mvp-marcell-ozuna-take" rel="noopener">The show continues to go on</a> for Michael Harris and the Atlanta Braves, who rolled to <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/michael-harris-ii-spencer-strider-power-braves-shutout-win-vs-giants?partnerID=mlbapp-iOS_article-share" rel="noopener">their third straight shutout</a> win after blanking the San Francisco Giants 4-0 on Friday night.</p><p>Harris recorded four hits in the first six innings of the contest, and ended up a home run shy of the cycle by grounding out in his final at-bat. Still, he’s been electric lately, leading Major League Baseball with a .362 batting average since Jun. 7. His .973 OPS during that span ranks 10th in the Majors, per MLB.com’s Mark Bowman.</p><p>“I just kept working and kept trying to find ways to improve,” Harris said after the game, per Bowman. “Once I found that, it started working and I just kept pushing. It was pretty cool to come out of that.”</p><p>It’s been nothing short of an incredible turnaround for the 22-year-old, who missed three weeks in April with a lower back strain and twisted his knee just days after returning from the injured list. Before Jun. 7, he was hitting .160 with a .490 OPS through 138 plate appearances.</p><p>Harris wasn’t the only hero on Friday night, despite a phenomenal performance; Spencer Strider was also <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/spencer-strider-john-smoltz-braves-record" rel="noopener">absolutely lights out for Atlanta</a>. He pitched seven scoreless innings of one hit ball, striking out 10 as he continues to lead the majors in Ks and make a strong NL Cy Young case.</p><p>“Whenever he pitches, I feel like I have a big night and he does too,” Harris said about his teammate. “Dang. Now that you say that, that explains the night. He’s phenomenal. I love playing behind him. And I’m glad we’ll be teammates here for a long time.”</p><p>Harris and Strider finished first and second in last year’s National League Rookie of the Year balloting. And the praise goes both ways, with Strider addressing the media wearing a Michael Harris T-shirt after the win.</p><p>“Every time he’s up, I peek over to make sure I’m watching,” Strider said. “He’s a special player. We’ve got a few of those.”</p><p>That much is very true, as the 79-42 Braves remain World Series favourites and seem certain to run away with the National League crown.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Braves’ Michael Harris spills on keys to success amid red-hot stretch

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This guy has been through enough sports trauma for one lifetime -- so he writes about it instead as a form of therapy. (It hasn't worked though. Someday maybe it will -- especially when he's been working for ClutchPoints since August 2022.)</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Is there anything the Atlanta Braves could do wrong? The Braves are beginning to run away with the NL East, as their 68-37 record gives them an 11-game cushion over second-place team Philadelphia Phillies. And they simply <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/grading-braves-rockies-trade-brad-hand" rel="noopener">cannot stop winning</a>, defeating playoff hopeful Los Angeles Angels, 6-1, on the back of a monster night from ace Spencer Strider.</p><p>All night long, the Angels found it difficult to get anything going on offense, which is quite the feat for Strider and the Braves given <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/angels-news-blue-jays-intentionally-walk-shohei-ohtani-matt-chapman-viral-comments" rel="noopener">how hot</a> Shohei Ohtani has been from the plate as of late. In 6.2 innings of work, Strider held the Angels in check, allowing just one run on five hits while striking out nine batters against only two walks.</p><p>In so doing, Spencer Strider added to his league-leading strikeout tally. The Braves ace now has 208 punch outs, giving him <a href="https://www.statmuse.com/mlb/ask/strikeout-leaders-mlb" rel="noopener">37 more Ks</a> than the closest pitcher on the leaderboard (Kevin Gausman). And he’s tallied that many strikeouts in <a href="https://www.statmuse.com/mlb/ask/spencer-strider-stats-2023" rel="noopener">just 127.1 innings</a> on the mound, giving him an insane 14.44 strikeouts per nine innings. Simply put, there’s no one nastier on the hill than Strider, and his Braves teammate Michael Harris couldn’t help but <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap/_/gameId/401472618" rel="noopener">express his awe</a> at how the 24-year old is performing.</p><p>“That’s crazy and we’re just now in August. There’s a good amount of baseball left and I want to see where he ends,” Harris said following the game, per ESPN.</p><p>Given the limitations on pitch count and innings young star pitchers tend to have these days, Spencer Strider could run into a few difficulties in his bid to make history. It certainly makes sense that the Braves would err on the side of caution especially with the team in such a secure position in the playoff race.</p><p>But at the very least, Strider could, perhaps, challenge for the Braves’ <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/ATL/leaders_pitch_season.shtml" rel="noopener">modern-era franchise record</a> for most strikeouts in a single season. Strider now has 208 strikeouts, so he only needs to punch out 69 more batters (John Smoltz struck out 276 batters during 1996) to set the record. That is certainly doable, as given his current strikeout rate, he may need to pitch around 40 innings to make history. And there may be no one who’s anticipating that day more than Michael Harris.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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