Little different format for the recap tonight.
First, the good. A lot of good happened tonight, of course, the Braves won. The biggest “good” has to go to the birthday boy, Chipper. He went 3 for 3 with a walk and a home run. For his career Chipper is batting over .400 on his birthday. Wow. Also good tonight was Acosta. With the injuries to the starting staff, the pen has been called upon to carry more of the load. For that, Bobby seems to have changed the way he uses them a bit. Relievers are being asked to go 2 innings more often, so other relievers can have the night off (or maybe its because Bobby doesn’t trust the pen?). Tonight was Acosta’s night to go two and he got the save. Campy was also called upon to go two, he only allowed one hit. Of course the comedy of the night was provided by McCann, his head first slide into third!
The bad. There really wasn’t a whole lot to complain about tonight. But, since this is “the bad” section, Tex continues to flail in RBI situations. He left three on base tonight, more than any other Brave. Chuck James wasn’t at the top of his game, but we really can’t expect him to be.
Which leaves, the ugly. Braves pitchers combined for seven walks. Five by James and 2 by Acosta. Three of the four runs James scored came directly from walks. Not a good stat if you want to win games.
Tomorrow’s game 7:10 PM. Not nationally televised.
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