I just got back from four days in Vegas. It's a crazy little town. All boobs and legs, especially after the sun goes down. It's a lot more exciting than Indiana.
The Braves took three out of four from the Dodgers and beat the Nationals last night 8-1. Tommy Hanson shut down Washington by striking out 9 over 6 2/3 innings while only giving up one run. Hanson has quality starts in 4 of his last 5 games and has a good shot at the rookie of the year. Chipper Jones had a home run and Ryan Church was on base 4 times, including two walks and a double. The final game of this two-game series is tonight at 710p. Derek Lowe will pitch for the Braves.
Atlanta is 4.5 games behind Philly in the NL East and one game behind second-place Florida. The Braves are 3 games behind the Rockies in the wild card race.
Brownsburg's Tucker Barnhart has been signed by the Reds and made his professional debut on Tuesday night with the Gulf Coast League (GCL) Reds. He was the DH and batted second in the order. Tucker grounded out in the first inning, but got an RBI due to the previous batter getting a triple. He was then called out on strikes twice in a row. He led off the 8th with a walk and scored on another triple. Not too bad overall, 0-for-4 with a run and a RBI with 2 Ks.
Lance Lynn will pitch tomorrow for the Springfield Cardinals. Lance has pitched well, but is not getting any run support. He has a 2.58 ERA in his last 10 games, but is only 4-2. It's not just a Springfield problem, the entire Cardinal organization is weak on offense.
Drew Storen has been promoted to Class AA Harrisburg. Storen pitched a three-up, three-down ninth inning to get the save. In 25 innings this year, Storen has held hitters to a .191 average and has 37 strikeouts and only 2 walks. He may be in the majors pretty quickly as there are only 4 right-handed relievers with a better ERA and more innings in the organization this season.
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