The Braves were on ESPN last night and didn't put up much of a fight, losing to the Dodgers 9-1. One pitch turned the game towards LA. In the 5th inning, the score was 0-0, with two outs, two runners on base, and an 0-2 count to Matt Kemp, Atlanta pitcher Jair Jurrjens threw a pitch right down the middle of the plate that Kemp hit for a three-run homer. The Dodgers never looked back after that. The Braves offense could only get 5 hits, while the Dodgers had 19. Every pitcher for Atlanta gave up at least one run. The Braves have lost 4 of their last 6 games and are slowly losing ground in the playoff race. They try to get back on track when they travel to San Diego tonight to face the Padres. Game time is 1005p. Kenshin Kawakami gets the ball for the Braves.
The Braves are 7 games behind Philly in the NL East and two games behind second place Florida. Atlanta is 5 games behind the Giants and the Rockies for the wild card.
Lance Lynn pitched for the Springfield Cardinals last night and threw well, leaving the game with a 3-1 lead after 6 innings. However, the Springfield bullpen could not close the game, giving up 4 runs in the bottom of the ninth to lose 5-4. Lance gave up 1 run in 6 innings, giving up 6 hits and striking out 5. He has pitched brilliantly as of late, but has not received any help from the offense. In the last 5 games he has pitched, Lynn has quality starts in all 5 of them but is only 2-2. His ERA over that span is 1.40 and he has 30 strikeouts in 32 innings.
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