Acuña Jr. caught the New York Yankees off-guard with a spectacular throw to end the third inning in the Atlanta Braves' series-opening 7-3 victory Friday night.

Atlanta Braves superstar outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. showed off his cannon of an arm as he executed a spectacular double play in the team's 7-3 win over the New York Yankees.

The Yankees sweated out a bases-loaded, one-out threat in the Braves seventh to stay down just one run when Luke Weaver relieved Loaisiga to get two big outs, then Volpe’s homer in the eighth tied it and Grisham’s grand slam in the ninth won it. This time, the Yankees somehow escaped another loss.

Trent Grisham hit a tiebreaking grand slam with two outs in the ninth inning and the New York Yankees rallied from five runs down to beat the Atlanta Braves 12-9 before a crowd of 42,530, the largest

Pregame analysis and predictions of the New York Yankees vs. Atlanta Braves MLB game to be played on July 20, 2025 on ESPN.

The Braves think they can make the postseason for the eighth consecutive time. It'll take a huge push, but Friday's win was a good start.