Streak snapped as Braves’ road woes continue in loss to Bucs |
| Published: May 10, 2008, 2:14 pm |
| Tags: braves recaps, atlanta braves, blaine boyer, bob feller, brian mccann, chipper jones, chuck james, freddy sanchez, ian snell, jair jurrjens, jeff bennett, jeff francoeur, kelly johnson, major league baseball, mark kotsay, pittsburgh pirates, royce ring, tim hudson, tom gla |
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By Bud L. Ellis braves.today.com Pirates 3, Braves 2 Top of the Order: Freddy Sanchez's single in the bottom of the ninth sent the Braves to their first loss of May, ending a six-game winning streak as Atlanta fell to 1-10 in one-run decisions. The Good: It was a pitchers' duel, and Tom Glavine did everything he could to help the Braves win. Glavine carried a shutout into the seventh inning, finishing with five hits allowed and two runs, those coming on Sanchez's double down the line in right to give Pittsburgh a 2-1 lead. Glavine also surpassed two pretty good hurlers Bob Feller and Warren Spahn on the all-time strikeout list. The Braves battled back, tying the game in the eighth on Jeff Francoeur's single off former Brave Tyler Yates. Francoeur finished with two RBIs, driving in the game's first run on a fielder's choice in the sixth. Brian McCann finished 3-for-3. Royce Ring, Blaine Boyer and Will Ohman pitched well out of the bullpen. The [ Full article ] |
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