Chalk up another win to the board, the Braves have won three straight with their victory over the Nationals on Friday night. That may not seem like much of an accomplishment, but the last time it happened was a little under two months ago. Even more rare, although it’s probably just coincidence, but they actually won a one-run game. Perhaps this is a sign of things to come? I friggin’ hope so.
So, onto the game. Hudson started this one, and his performance was nothing to write home about. He went 6 2/3 innings, tossed 88 pitched, allowed 5 runs to cross the plate, struck out two, walked one. Not great, not even too good, but it was enough for the win. Boyer finished the 6th for him and pitched another 2/3 of an inning, while being perfect and striking out one. Ohman came in after him and struck out the only batter he faced. Gonzales came in a save-situation and allowed 2 hits and a run to cross the plate. Not usually what we see from him, but he didn’t blow the game, and ultimately recorded the save.
Hopefully the Braves’ offense is here to stay, because I’m getting accustomed to seeing more than 3 hits per game. With that in mind, here’s what happened. Lillibridge scored two in the second with a double, and also had a single in the game. In the third, McCann, who is starting to get hot, had a bases-loaded-clearing double.
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Kotsay singled him in. Kelly Johnson also had an RBI single. Teixeira had a double, and Chipper had a single. All told, the Braves only had 8 hits, but they managed to plate 7 runs, which was enough for the win.
Braves win the opener, 7 - 6.
Tonight’s game, at 7:00 PM EST (right now), not nationally televised.