Ronald Acuña Jr. passes Rafael Furcal for Atlanta Braves stolen base record
Acuña swiped his 190th career base to take over the Atlanta era lead.
Ronald Acuña Jr. stole his 190th career base during the first inning of Monday’s game against the Miami Marlins and passed Rafael Furcal for the Atlanta era record. Acuña is now tied for the major league lead with 10 stolen bases this season.
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Furcal needed 817 games to get his 189 stolen baes. Acuña did it in his 694th game. Acuña is in good company and is 50 stolen bases behind Hank Aaron, who holds modern day record of 240. Herman Long holds the franchise record with 434 stolen bases.
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Takeaways: Marlins shut out for second time this season, fall 3-0 to Braves
The Miami Marlins fall to the Atlanta Braves and drop to a 6-18 record.
The Miami Marlins opened up their road series against the Atlanta Braves with a 3-0 loss on Monday. They fall to 6-18 on the season.
Here’s everything you need to know from the matchup:
The offense got hits, but couldn’t turn them into runs
The Miami offense was able to find themselves with eight hits in this one, but no runs to show for it. It was their second time being shutout this season, the first being against the New York Yankees. They had just two hits in that game.
Luis Arraez, Bryan De La Cruz and Jazz Chisholm each recorded a hit in the first inning, but obviously none of them reached home. Arraez was thrown at the plate and then the next two batters flied out, stranding De La Cruz and Chisholm.
Ryan Weathers falls just short of quality start
Weathers pitched 5.2 innings in this one giving up six hits and three runs.
The 24-year-old has been a bright spot so far this season as the franchise prepares for its future. He’s currently pitching at a career-best 3.16 ERA mark.
