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Travis d'Arnaud LAUNCHES a shot for his 100th home run

Travis d'Arnaud picked up his 100th home run in style Friday night.

Zac Blackerby

Travis d'Arnaud blasted a ball on Friday night to give Atlanta a 3-0 lead over the Colorado Rockies.

The ball went 474 feet and became the third-longest home run in the history of Truist Park.

Here it is:

Pitching Matchup for the Atlanta Braves vs Colorado Rockies on Friday, June 16th

Taking the mound for Atlanta is LHP Jared Shuster. The youngster is 3-2 with a 5.05 ERA in his seven starts on the season, with Atlanta going 3-4 in those outings. His stats are heavily weighted by two bad outings to open the season, which saw him optioned to Gwinnett in early April. Since being recalled from AAA Gwinnett in mid-May, he's been much improved, going 3-1 with an ERA of 4.00 and an opposing batting average allowed of only .190, with sixteen strikeouts. The issue for Shuster continues to be walks - he's walked four or more batters in three of his seven starts, with Atlanta winning only one of those games.

Opposing Atlanta is RHP Dinelson Lamet. The 30 year-old is 1-3 this season, with a 10.38 ERA in his fifteen appearances (three starts). After starting the season in the bullpen, he moved into a starting role to close out June and hasn't really thrived, allowing eleven runs (ten earned) in eleven innings and taking two losses. A few Braves have hit him well in the past, with Ronald Acuña Jr (1-3, HR, RBI), Orlando Arcia (2-4, HR, RBI), and Marcell Ozuna (1-3, HR, RBI) all taking him deep in the limited sample sizes.

How to Watch the Atlanta Braves vs Colorado Rockies on Friday, June 16th

Tonight's first pitch is scheduled for 7:20 PM ET, with Friday Night Fireworks to follow the game for those inside Truist Park. The game broadcast, with Voice of the Braves Brandon Gaudin, is available inside Braves Country on Bally Sports Southeast and is available on MLB.TV outside of the broadcast area. The radio call, with Ben Ingram, is available locally on 680 AM/93.7 FM The Fan or outside the Atlanta market on the Atlanta Braves Radio Network or MLB.com.

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Zac Blackerby
ZAC BLACKERBY

Zac Blackerby is the publisher of Auburn Daily and Braves Today. He is also the host of Locked On Auburn and the College Channel Manager for the Locked On Podcast Network. Blackerby was previously the program director of the Auburn Network and hosted shows on ESPN 106.7 and WANI. He also used to be the editor for Auburn Wire and Fly War Eagle.

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