Braves Report

This losing streak has got to end some time. 8 games in a row is just too much. I’m sure the Braves are wondering what the hell is happening just as much as we are, but rest assured, relief is coming soon (maybe). Let’s see what happened tonight.

I said I had faith in Kawakami. Well, apparently, he did not. He went 4.1 innings, gave up 5 hits, 5 runs (4 earned), walked 4, and struck out 4. Jonny Venters, a pitcher I didn’t even remember was on this team, came in and was pretty ineffective. He let all of Kawakami’s runs score. O’Flaherty and Chavez followed with an inning each, without much drama. Same story as always. One thing to note is that the Braves turned 4 double plays. I don’t know if this speaks more towards their good defense, or the fact that the Cardinals always had runners on.

The offense was its usual terrible self. I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again, this team can’t compete without somebody/something to spark the offense. Even though they had 7 hits, they failed to plate a single run, for their fifth shutout of the year. End this garbage already, please.

Braves go down, 6-0.

Thursday’s game, 1:40 PM EST on SportsSouth. J. Jurrjens (0 – 2, 5.48) vs. A. Wainwright (3 – 1, 1.69).

I’ll give my predictions: Braves lose 4-1. They’ll provide no run support for Jurrjens, but get a mercy homer in the 8th inning (I’m looking at you, Heyward).