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Drake Baldwin Ties Braves Season-Opening Runs Mark With Seven-Game Streak

The 2025 Rookie of the Year can take the mark outright with a run in Atlanta's next game.

Overview

  • The Braves catcher extended the streak during Thursday's 17-2 win over the Diamondbacks, keeping his run in each of Atlanta's first seven games alive.
  • Baldwin scored on an Austin Riley double in an eight-run fifth inning that continued after a successful replay challenge showed he beat a throw to first.
  • Through seven games he is hitting about .286 with three home runs and a 1.018 OPS, helping Atlanta open 5-2 after last year’s slow start.
  • He is the third Braves player since 1900 to score in each of the first seven games, joining Hank Aaron in 1957 and Jimmy Collins in 1900.
  • Reports differ on whether he scored two or three runs in the 17-2 game, though all accounts confirm at least one run that kept the streak intact.