OK, so maybe rain cut the game short in the eighth inning, but a win is a win, as the Braves beat the Phillies 9-1. Atlanta hit four homers off of Philly's Cliff Lee and ushered him out of the door after 5 innings and 6 runs. The Braves didn't need much more after that as Derek Lowe, Peter Moylan, and Mike Gonzalez held the Phillies to one run over 7 innings. Garrett Anderson was 3-for-4 with a homer 3 RBI and Matt Diaz continued his hot streak going 3-for-5 with a homer and 2 RBI. Over the last month, Diaz is batting .439 with 6 homers and 18 RBI. The rubber game of the series is tonight on ESPN at 805pm. Jair Jurrjens will pitch for the Braves.
Atlanta is 7 games behind the Phillies in the NL East and one games ahead of third-place Florida. The Braves are 3.5 games behind the Rockies in the wild card race.
Lance Lynn pitches today for the AA Springfield Cardinals. Game time is 3pm EST.
Drew Storen pitched an inning for the Harrisburg Senators last night and recorded his eighth straight save. He was spotless in his one inning of work. In 10 innings for the AA Senators, Storen has allowed only 2 hits and zero runs. Opponents are batting .065 against him including right-handed batters going 0-for-16.
Tucker Barnhart was 1-for-3 with a RBI and a run scored for the GCL Reds yesterday. In his last 4 games, Barnhart is batting .333 after starting the season batting .152. It's too bad that his last scheduled game in on Monday because it looks like he is getting back into the swing of things, pun intended.
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