The Braves struggled early, but put up 3 runs in the 7th and 2 runs in the 8th to defeat the Marlins 5-2. Omar Infante had a huge two-run triple in the 7th to give the Braves a 2-1 lead. That hit was followed by a David Ross single to put the Braves ahead for good. Adam Laroche and Yunel Escobar each had a RBI in the 8th inning. Kenshin Kawakami showed why he is deserving of a spot in the rotation by throwing 6 innings and only giving up 1 run. For the month of August, Kawakami had a 2.87 ERA in 6 starts and had a record of 2-2, but that was due to the lack of run support (21 runs in 6 games, 3.5 runs per game). Game two of the series is at 710p tonight. Tim Hudson will take the mound for the first time in over a year, as he has been recovering from Tommy John surgery.
Atlanta is 7.5 games behind Philly in the NL East and one game ahead of third-place Florida. The Braves are 3 games behind the Rockies and Giants in the wild card race.
Drew Storen is making a bid for a MLB roster spot, as he recorded his ninth straight save for the AA Harrisburg Senators last night. He struck out two and had no base runners during his inning of work. Storen has not given up a run in 11 innings and has 9 strikeouts over that span. Opponents are batting .059 against him overall and right-handed batters are 0-for-18.
Tucker Barnhart finished his season on a hot streak for the GCL Reds. In his last 5 games, he batted .333 with a double and 3 walks. Compared to his first 9 games when he batted .152, I would say that he just needed to get adjusted to hitting the ball again. Right now, he is 22nd on the depth chart for catchers in the Reds organization, but he is only 18 years old. Once he gets a full season under his belt, he should move up the ladder pretty quickly.
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