The Braves open their new ballpark, SunTrust Park, with a 5 – 2 win over the Padres before a sellout crowd of 41,149. Ender Inciarte has the first hit and scores the first run in the 1st inning, and hits the first homer at the new park in the 6th. The Braves’ centerfielder already has three homers this year, matching his output for all of 2016.

 

On April 14, 2017 — The Braves open their new ballpark, SunTrust Park, with a 5 – 2 win over the Padres before a sellout crowd of 41,149. Ender Inciarte has the first hit and scores the first run in the 1st inning, and hits the first homer at the new park in the 6th. The Braves’ centerfielder already has three homers this year, matching his output for all of 2016.

 

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