WATCH: Orlando Arcia takes Snell deep

Atlanta's starting shortstop torched a 3-0 center plate fastball for his second home run of the year

Blake Snell thought it would be a wise idea to toss a fat one down the middle on a 3-0 pitch to nine-hole hitter Orlando Arcia. Arcia showed him in a hurry how bad of an idea that was:

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Arcia came into this series batting .304 and giving the Braves solid defense in a surprise starting shortstop role that is starting to look like a brilliant move by the organization. The Braves continue to just terrorize opposing pitching in the early innings of game and now have not trailed for twenty-nine straight innings of baseball. They had a chance to break this one open in bottom of the third after Arcia’s bomb with Matt Olsen and Austin Riley playing the ducks on the pond. Travis d'Arnaud was up and hammered a ball that would have been trouble had it not been for a brilliant defensive double play. Braves lead 2-0 after three.

The Braves will continue to enjoy home cooking as they play game two of this four game set with the San Diego Padres on Friday night, with the first pitch scheduled for 7:20 ET. Braves Today will be the go-to site for everything a Braves’ fan would want to know. Braves Today Podcast will fill you in on anything else you could possibly want to know about the Braves. The game broadcast will be exclusively on Apple TV this time around. The radio call, with Ben Ingram, is available locally on WIFN 1340 AM/103.7FM or outside the Atlanta market on the Atlanta Braves Radio Network or MLB.com.

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