The Braves wasted a chance to gain a game on the Phillies last night, losing to the Padres 2-1 in 12 innings. But first, I want to talk about the Phillies/Pirates game. The game was tied 3-3 in the 9th, when Pittsburgh's Andrew McCutchen misplayed a fly ball in center field that allowed the Phillies to take a 4-3 lead. I was not happy with Mr. McCutchen at that point in time. However, he redeemed himself by hitting a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth to win the game. So, with the Phillies loss the Braves had a chance to gain a game on them, but it was not to be. The Braves pitching was great. Jair Jurrjens gave up 1 run in 7 2/3 innings and 5 pitchers gave up 1 run in 4 1/3 innings out of the bullpen. The offense was not cooperative. The top two hitters in the lineup, Omar Infante and Martin Prado, were 0-for-12 and left 8 men on base, including both players leaving the bases loaded in the 8th inning when the Braves were down 1 run. The team left 10 men on base, but the batters left a cumulative 18 ducks on the pond. On the positive side, Adam LaRoche had a huge hit in the bottom of the ninth to tie the game and send it to extra innings. Oh well, the two teams play again tonight at 710p. Kenshin Kawakami will pitch for the Braves.
Atlanta is 7 games behind the Phillies in the NL East and are tied for second-place with Florida. The Braves are 5.5 games behind Colorado in the wild card race.
Lance Lynn got another win for the Springfield Cardinals last night. Lance pitched 6 innings, giving up 1 earned run on 3 hits and 4 walks while striking out 3 batters. Lance is 2nd in the Texas league in wins (11), 3rd in ERA (2.92), and 7th in strikeouts (91). Also, Lance was named to the Arizona Fall League roster of the Surprise Rafters.
Drew Storen did not pitch yesterday, but he was named to the Arizona Fall League roster of the Phoenix Desert Dogs.
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