Braves Report

There are some memories that stand out in the minds of Braves fans. Some of them are good, some of them are terrible. This game was one of those ‘cover-your-face’ moments, as the Braves got no-hit. Sure, it’s always exciting to see one of these games, but it kind of blows when your team is on the receiving end of it. Let’s go.

Kawakami started this game and was pretty much doomed to fail. He wasn’t spectacular: 5 innings, 8 hits, 4 runs, 2 walks, and 2 strikeouts. Jonny Venters followed him and gave up a hit, a walk, and struck out 2 in his 3 innings of work. Jesse Chavez pitched the 9th perfectly while striking out 1. As usual, the bullpen shined, and the starting staff was the only blemish.

It didn’t really matter, though, because the offense only walked 6 times against Ubaldo Jimenez. To be fair, he was dealing, hitting 100 mph. Congratulations to him, but it’s just kind of lousy to have this happen twice in the past 6 years (Johnson). Oh well, get the next one.

Braves lose, 4-0.