Mark Kotsay hit for the cycle last night. It was only the second time that a Braves player has hit for the cycle (Albert Hall 1987). However, it didn't help as the Braves were swept by the Cubs 11-7. It was an efficient beating as the Cubs scored at least two runs in 5 of the 9 innings. Tom Glavine returned from the DL and gave up 7 runs in 4 innings. Buddy Carlyle and Blaine Boyer (gasp?) gave up two runs each in their inning of relief. Julian Tavarez, Vladimir Nunez, and Will Ohman each pitched a scoreless inning of relief. Kotsay was 5 for 5 with 2 RBI. Jeff Francoeur was 3 for 5 with 3 RBI and Martin Prado had 2 hits. The Braves were outscored 29-9 in the series. Atlanta hosts San Fransisco in a four game wrap around series. Friday's game time is 735p. Jair Jurrjens will pitch for the Braves and Matt Cain will pitch for the Giants.
Micheal Phelps won his 6th gold medal last night. Nastia Luikin won the gold medal in the women's gymnastics all-around with a graceful performance. Shawn Johnson was steady, as usual, and ended up with the silver medal.
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