Once again, the Braves pitched a decent game but could not score enough runs to get the win, losing to the Giants 5-0. Jorge Campillo gave up 3 runs in the first 5 innings and solo runs in the 6th and 7th. He pitched 6 2-/3 innings and all 5 runs were earned. Seven players had one hit each, but none of them could produce a run. In 3 of the 4 games against the Giants, the Braves scored 0 or 1 runs. You'll never win games scoring that many runs. The Braves go to New York tonight to face the Mets, game time is 710p. Jo Jo Reyes will pitch for the Braves and Oliver Perez will toss for the Mets.
In other MLB news, the Padres are going to trade Greg Maddux to the Dodgers. While Maddux has not been his former self, he is still a solid pitcher. He goes out there every 5th day and averages 6 innings per start. His ERA is league average and his wisdom could help some of the young pitchers on the staff that have never been in a playoff situation before. He should fit into the rotation at the 3 or 4 hole and give the Dodgers another solid arm on the mound for the stretch run. Not too bad for a 42 year old future hall of fame pitcher.
In Olympic news, the beach volleyball team of Walsh and May swept the Brazilian team to make the gold medal match on Wednesday night (US) /Thursday morning (Beijing). Shawn Johnson finally won a gold medal in the balance beam event final after getting 3 silvers in the previous week. Fellow gymnast Nastia Liukin ended up with a gold, 3 silvers, and a bronze medal.
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