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June 28th: Good News

Yes, this one was harder than most.  But it still pays to look at the good news:

-Francouer really went 3/6- he had a scorcher in the 11th  inning off of A-Rod's glove that was erroneously ruled an error.  He hit the ball very well all game and didn't strike out.  He's catching on fire- watch out for him this next serious with the troubled Orioles pitching staff.
-Chipper went 3/6 and appears to have recovered from his slump, going 7/14 on the series.  His average is back up to .288.
-McCann continues his good work, going 2/5 with an RBI.  It's really starting to look like he will keep up the .350 average all season.  Batting title, anyone?  If he can get enough at bats, at least.
-Smoltz was lights out, going 7 IP with 1 ER, 5K and only 2BB.
-Villarreal continues his good work out of the 'pen, pitching 2 hitless innings.  He appears to be settling in to the long/middle relief role, which suits him much better than as a situational reliever.

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Nice work
Francoeur also had a sharply hit ball in the 12th that Jeter snagged.
Chipper is starting to come around.
McCann was about 50 at-bats behind when I checked a few days ago, I'm guessing end of July he'll pop up on the leaderboard.
Smoltz would have a 10-5 record this year, if not for the bullpen.
Like I've said before, Villarreal is one of those guys the Braves are real high on.

by gondeee on Jun 29, 2006 11:38 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

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