On his first pitch of the night, Miami Marlins starter Jose Urena slung a 97-mph fastball toward Atlanta Braves leadoff man Ronald Acuna Jr. and plunked the Atlanta Braves rookie on the left elbow.
The first pitch of the night to Ronald Acuña Jr.
— FOX Sports: Braves (@FOXSportsBraves) August 15, 2018
Clearly intentional. pic.twitter.com/TlDpUGOdcW
The pitch resulted in the benches clearing at SunTrust Park.
Benches clear in Atlanta as Ronald Acuña Jr. is hit on the elbow by the first pitch he sees today.
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) August 15, 2018
(via @FOXSportsBraves) pic.twitter.com/QhYE9EGL4b
Acuna stayed in the game to run the bases after a lengthy delay where medical staff continued to check his left arm. However, Adam Duvall took over for the young outfielder in left for the top of the second.
Urena was ejected by home-plate umpire Chad Fairchild. In a subsequent barb, Braves skipper Brian Snitker was also thrown out of the game.
The 20-year-old Acuna is riding an incredible hot streak, having hit eight home runs over the last eight games, including three leadoff homers to start each of the previous three contests against the Marlins. His five-game homer streak, which he carried into Wednesday's game, will stay intact whenever he returns because his only plate appearance was not an official at-bat.
