Braves' Ramon Laureano: Rough day in extra-inning loss
Laureano went 1-for-4 with a run scored and a stolen base in Thursday's extra-inning loss to the Mets.
Getting the start in right field and batting eighth, Laureano swiped his fourth bag of the season and crossed the plate in the second inning with Atlanta's first run of the night, but it was his 10th inning that will linger in the minds of fans. Beginning the frame at second base as the automatic runner, Laureano advanced to third with one out but then got caught in a rundown between third and home after Jarred Kelenic couldn't make contact with the pitch on a suicide squeeze play. Laureano then ended the game on defense by over-running a Jeff McNeil flyball down the right-field line, allowing Jose Iglesias to score from second on what was ruled a single. Adam Duvall has a tepid .630 OPS in July with a 3:19 BB:K in 18 games while seeing the bulk of the action in right field, but Laureano didn't make a compelling case Thursday to cut into his playing time.
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