The Braves lost to the Mets yesterday 5-1, but they had many chances to win the game. In the 7th inning with the bases loaded and the Braves down 2-0 with one out, Nate McLouth struck out and Martin Prado grounded out. Chipper Jones homered to lead off the 8th to make the game 2-1. After two more hits, two walks, and a caught stealing on a missed hit-and-run sign, Greg Norton struck out with bases loaded to end the inning. To add insult to injury, Manny Acosta allowed three runs in the 9th to put the game out of reach.
Nate McLouth was 0 for 5 and left 5 runners on base. Martin Prado was 1 for 5 and left 3 runners on base. Ryan Church had a good game against his former team as he was 1 for 2 with 2 walks. Garrett Anderson had a big pinch-hit in the 7th inning to load the bases, but the Braves could not get a run across. The lack of timely hitting ruined a great day from Kenshin Kawakami. Kawakami pitched 6 2/3 innings and gave up 2 earned runs for his second straight quality start. The two teams play tonight on ESPN at 6pm. Javier Vasquez will pitch for the Braves.
The Brownsburg 12s beat Fall Creek last night to advance to the finals of the District 8 tournament. They need to beat Plainfield twice to win the championship. The first game is Sunday afternoon at 3pm and Monday night at 7pm, if necessary.
Drew Storen kept his hot streak going with another shutout inning of relief for Class A Hagerstown. He struck out all three batters he faced. In his last 5 appearances, he has thrown 6 2/3 innings and struck out 15 batters while allowing zero base runners. At this rate, he may be moved to High-Class A Potomac or Class AA Harrisburg before the end of the year.
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