Harris dominates in Game 1 of doubleheader vs. Detroit

DETROIT — Michael Harris II usually jokes about his early-season struggles and his uncanny potential to not solely hit the ball very laborious but additionally at an opposing defender.

“I don’t know what I did to the baseball gods,” he stated with fun. “It was like, ‘Are you sure there are [only] nine guys out there?’”

The numbers again up Harris’ frustration: On May 26, he had a wOBA of simply .139, almost 200 factors under the MLB common. By Monday, that quantity had risen to .334, suggesting that Harris had both appeased the baseball gods and elevated his luck or had merely discovered to hit it the place defenders aren’t.

However it turned, Harris isn’t complaining, and neither is Atlanta.

“As long as these guys don’t give up on themselves, they have a chance to come out of it,” supervisor Brian Snitker stated. “And he’s done exactly that.”

Harris continued his scorching hitting Wednesday, smoking a two-run double into the right-field nook in the course of the fourth inning of the Braves’ 10-7 win over the Tigers in Game 1 at Comerica Park. At 112.1 mph, the knock represented the hardest-hit ball of the sport and powered a five-run fourth that helped Atlanta seize management for good.