The Braves survive the Tigers Rally to win the series

ATLANTA – Dansby Swanson made fun of his ability to produce what would be the second season of 25 circuits, 100 RBI, built by a Braves player over the decade.
But the young short circuit certainly appreciated the possibility of catching up with a potentially costly mistake made during the Braves 7-4.

ATLANTA – Dansby Swanson He does not care to know that he is about to produce what would be just the second season of 25 circuits and 100 RBIs built by a Braves player this decade.

But the young striker certainly appreciated the opportunity to catch up with a potentially costly mistake made in the Braves' 7-4 win against the Tigers on Sunday afternoon at SunTrust Park.

"When you make a mistake, you want to do something big to come back and that's what it did for us today," said Freddie Freeman, who scored Swanson with a RBI doubled that represented the first of four Braves eighth inning.

Swanson scored his 12th homer and took part in each of the first three rounds of the Braves before allowing Brandon Dixon's teammate to escape to start the eighth. The error prolonged the inning and led Jacob Webb to allow two consecutive homesticks: Grayson Greiner's two-point shot and JaCoby Jones' tied shot.

"I'm a little mad at myself," Swanson said. "I also told Webby that it was unacceptable, at this point in the game, to commit not a physical mistake, but simply my approach to the whole thing. But the ability to bounce back, not only individually, but as a team of four points and able to put pressure on them, was really good for us. "

Swanson followed the error with a pass from Joe Jimenez at the bottom of the eighth. The 25-year-old then showed another of his tools as he scored from first on Freeman's double on the right. According to Statcast, the dash was completed in 10.03 seconds. The sprint speed is 29.5 feet per second, which is higher than the Swanson season average (28.7 ft / sec) and the MLB average (27 ft / sec).

In addition to being the Braves' second fastest player, Swanson has also become one of the most productive bats in a powerful lineup. Matthew Boyd, the coach of the Tigers, is one of 12 circuits he has counted in the first round of 216 shots this year. His two outings in fifth in the fifth brought his RBI total to 41.

Swanson is currently on the verge of hitting 32 home runs and scoring 112 points. The projection of 30 homers certainly seems odd for a guy who had totaled 23 homers on a little over 1,000 at-bats coming in the year. But it's not the same guy who spent most of last season battling a left wrist injury.

By entering Sunday, Swanson had recorded 22 barrels, four fewer than the cumulative total of the previous two seasons. So it may not be ridiculous to think at least of the possibility that he will join Justin Upton (2014) as the only Braves to have recorded a season of 25 games, 100 points produced this decade.

"The ball is jumping from his bat," said Braves coach Walt Weiss. "It's different than he was. Previously, he pressed balls into the lower half of the plate. But you see it so far and in much of the ground in center-left. The power arrives for sure. "

After being sick just before the match, manager Brian Snitker was assigned to the responsibilities of manager. Webb had allowed both the eighth and Luke Jackson circuits to keep things interesting by allowing Christian Stewart's solo shot in the ninth.

While two of their best lifters stumbled in the final stages of this game, he was reminded to the Braves that they will eventually have to strengthen what has become an improved bullpen. But it is very unlikely that they will sign Craig Kimbrel, even once Monday will arrive and the loss of a draft pick is no longer related to the signing of the former close of D & C. # 39; Atlanta.

The Braves have an interest in Kimbrel, but are not interested in the multi-year commitment that the younger generation is always looking for.

At some point, the Braves will likely use the trade market to improve both their paddock and their rotation. But for now, there is definitely a reason to feel good about an offense that may still depend on Freeman and now considers Swanson as one of its most valuable assets.

"Dansby has been outstanding," said Weiss. "He's really an offensive player, guys with instincts like Dansby and IQ baseball, they get better and better because they make adjustments, he's always been a good stop. It's a big success for us and the power comes in. Dansby is in a very good place. "