Sunday, May 19, 2013

HBT: J-Up hits monster grand slam in Braves win

You?re probably not going to see a prettier grand slam this season, folks. With his team down 4-2 in the bottom of the sixth inning against Dodgers reliever Paco Rodriguez, Braves left fielder Justin Upton crushed a 1-1 fastball deep to left field to give the Braves a 6-4 lead. ESPN Stats & Info reported it at 461 feet, his longest home run as a Brave.

Upton had been slumping, hitting zero home runs with a .652 OPS between April 28 and May 12. He appears to have broken out of it as he went 4-for-5 with a tape-measure homer against the Diamondbacks on Monday and drove in five runs tonight against the Dodgers. Upton now has a league-leading 14 home runs and 28 RBI on the season.

Watch the grand salami:

The Braves went on to win 8-5, improving their record to 23-18 and helping them maintain their place atop the NL East.

Source: http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/05/17/justin-upton-hit-a-majestic-grand-slam/related/

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