The Braves finally pick up a win after the great collapse of 2011 that derailed their season.
Braves Franchise History
2012: The Atlanta Braves win their first game this season, 6-4, over the Houston Astros, as Chipper Jones homers in his first game of the year. The win snaps a nine-game losing streak dating back to the Braves’ collapse at the end of the 2011 season, which cost them a playoff spot. Rookie SS Tyler Pastornicky hits his first major league homer for Atlanta as Houston wears the uniforms of the Houston Colt .45s in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the first game in team history.
MLB History
1913: In a game which features U.S. President Woodrow Wilson throwing out the first pitch, the New York Highlanders become the New York Yankees. Playing their first game under their new nickname, the Yankees lose to the Washington Senators, 2-1, as future Hall of Famer Walter Johnson picks up the win for Washington. After giving up an unearned run in the 1st inning, Johnson begins a string of shutout innings that will reach a major league record 56 before the St. Louis Browns score in the 4th inning on May 14th.
1947: In one of the most significant moments in baseball history, Jackie Robinson becomes the first black player of the 20th century to sign a major league contract. Robinson agrees a one-year deal with the Brooklyn Dodgers, whose general manager, Branch Rickey, personally recruited Robinson from the Negro Leagues.
2000: On his father’s 50th birthday, Ken Griffey Jr. becomes the youngest player, at 30 years and 141 days, to hit 400 career home runs, beating the previous mark set by Jimmie Foxx, who was 30 years and 248 days old.
2003: By hitting his 31st career leadoff home run, Astros outfielder Craig Biggio breaks Bobby Bonds’ National League record. The major league mark of 80 belongs to Rickey Henderson.
2015: Mark Buehrle wins the 200th game of his career as the Blue Jays spoil the Orioles’ home opener, 12 – 4. Buehrle allows two runs in six innings, while the Jays bang out 16 hits, including eight doubles, and collect four sacrifice flies in roughing up Bud Norris and three relievers.
2024: On National Siblings Day, brothers Josh and Bo Naylor both homer in the 4th inning of the Guardians’ game against the White Sox. It is only the tenth recorded instance of brothers homering in the same inning, the previous time having been accomplished by the same pair the previous July. The two long balls help to erase a five-run deficit, and in the 10th inning, Josh drives in the game-tying run with a double, before Bo hits a single with the bases loaded to end the game with a 7-6 win for Cleveland.
Information for this article was found via Baseball Reference, NationalPastime.com and Today in Baseball History.