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Game 43 Recap: Braves 10, Blue Jays 2

Wow, what a way to cap off the homestand, as the Atlanta Braves complete the Interleague sweep, against the American League's best, defeating the Toronto Blue Jays, by a final score of 10-2.

The Braves struck early, capitalizing on Scott Richmond's supposed vulnerability to left-handed batting, as Kelly Johnson and Brian McCann each hit solo home runs to give Atlanta the early lead.  Jair Jurrjens started the game strong, but in one awkward at-bat in the bottom of the fifth supposedly became his undoing, as he noticeably came up wincing after a mighty whiff.  Although he lost the lead in the 6th inning, he still ended his outing with a definition quality start.

The 7th inning was the story of the game, where in the top of it, the Blue Jays threatened to take the lead when they managed to get the bases loaded on Peter Moylan via a single, hit batsmen, and a walk.  Eric O'Flaherty and Jeff Bennett combined to get the final two outs of the inning with some huge clutch pitching, and strand all three Toronto base runners.

And in the bottom of the inning, the bottom of the order got the job done when Jeff Francoeur singled, Diory Hernandez collected his first-ever major league hit, and Jordan Schafer nursed a walk.  Bobby Cox had the luxury of having the ailing Chipper Jones come in to pinch-hit, in which he delivered magnificently, lacing a screamer off of Toronto first baseman, Lyle Overbay's glove, scoring one run, before Kelly Johnson ground-rule doubled to bring in two more runs, and Garret Anderson contributed to the party by hitting a sac-fly to bring Chipper home.  The highlight would be however Brian McCann putting the exclamation point on the inning, by crushing his second home run of the afternoon, a mammoth three-run blast that put the game well out of reach.*

The sweep of the Blue Jays completes a successful homestand, and great weekend of baseball for Braves fans, as they were privy to witness great starting pitching stifle a high-powered offense all weekend, and a streaky offense get their act together when it really counted.  Next on the agenda for the Atlanta Braves is a trip out west, starting tomorrow as they go to San Francisco to take on the Giants.


Final - 5.24.2009 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toronto Blue Jays 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 10 0
Atlanta Braves 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 X 10 13 1
WP: Jeff Bennett (2 - 1)
LP: Shawn Camp (0 - 2)

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*For those who are not local, an interesting tidbit would be a promotion run by the Golden Moon Casino, which is the chief sponsor of Turner Field's luxury suites; for the last two years they have been running this promotion called the "Lucky Sevens Inning," where if the Braves could hang seven runs in the inning, an ever-growing pot would be the prize for the contestant for the day.  Well, McCann's homer made seven, and someone in the state of Georgia won something around $11,000 dollars.

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i hope this is a sign of good things to come

but it should be noted that the jays arent as good as their record implies…they have been easily beaten by pretty much every good team they have played, while beating up on the crappy teams

by Doghnut on May 24, 2009 10:42 PM EDT reply actions  

Still...

A sweep of the team that had the best record in baseball is nothing to be upset about. Especially given how bad we’ve been at home.

by MichaelProcton on May 24, 2009 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions  

oh im happy about it

but that ‘best record’ has come at the hands of the o’s, white sox, a’s, etc…that has to be taken into account

Meanwhile, the yanks and red sox had no trouble with them.

Still, I’d rather beat a team with that track record than the opposite…

by Doghnut on May 24, 2009 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions  

Doesn't matter who it came at the hands of...

… the entire team still had to show up and beat them.

Oh, Bobby.

by sdp on May 24, 2009 10:58 PM EDT up reply actions  

Well said!

"Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle."

by HEYJUDE on May 24, 2009 11:55 PM EDT up reply actions  

Exactly!

"Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle."

by HEYJUDE on May 24, 2009 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions  

Wow, LMAO. Cracks me up. Really. It does.

Whole lot of haters. Go Braves!

"The future is no place to place your better days." - Dave Matthews ~ RIP Roi
(self-appointed President of Yunel's Cartel~~~)

by Chief Noc-A-Homa on May 24, 2009 10:54 PM EDT reply actions  

This is the best the Braves have played since 2005

If they can replace one of the corner OF’s with a difference-maker, this team will win the division. Unlike the past three seasons, this team has too much pitching to go on a prolonged losing streak, even with their bad hitting.

"…aren’t worthy enough to hold his (Pujols) ass cheeks apart while Playboy models wipe him with thousand dollar bills after he craps out the cure to whatever previously-incurable disease." by royhobbs 1/7/09

by buzzdeadwax on May 24, 2009 11:58 PM EDT up reply actions  

Correction

I think I meant this is the best team since 05.

"…aren’t worthy enough to hold his (Pujols) ass cheeks apart while Playboy models wipe him with thousand dollar bills after he craps out the cure to whatever previously-incurable disease." by royhobbs 1/7/09

by buzzdeadwax on May 25, 2009 12:00 AM EDT up reply actions  

I assume you're talking to me?

“hater”? There is nothing wrong with remaining cautious after sweeping an overrated team…

by Doghnut on May 25, 2009 10:51 AM EDT up reply actions  

It's not just the sweep

It’s also the fact that Chipper got one AB the entire series. Braves were playing pretty much without their best hitter, but still got just enough offense to win the first two games on the back on some great pitching.

by Bronn on May 25, 2009 11:14 AM EDT up reply actions  

I'm not saying that it wasnt a great job

I’m just saying we should keep perspective.

by Doghnut on May 25, 2009 11:57 AM EDT up reply actions  

LHP going for the Giants tomorrow, odds that Bobby sits KJ for Prado if Chipper is able to start.?

by Lennox on May 25, 2009 12:39 AM EDT reply actions  

Nice to see...

McCann’s two homers, Frenchy’s 3 hits and even Schafer is putting the ball in play more often.I love how Bobby is sticking with the kid,even though he would have been sent down by most other clubs.He so knows how to manage baseball players and people.

by mikie baseball on May 25, 2009 10:09 AM EDT reply actions  

I like how we say this when he sticks with people and things go well, but when he sticks with people that end up falling through, we criticize criticize criticize.

by Gage23 on May 25, 2009 12:30 PM EDT up reply actions  

It’s usually fairly obvious who he should and shouldn’t stick with. Some players are hitting into bad luck, some players are making adjustments, and some are doing neither.

"If I had a little humility, I would be perfect" - Ted Turner

by Little Lady on May 25, 2009 12:37 PM EDT up reply actions  

while i agree....

with your comment, it’s that same mentality that has ran francoeur out there, everyday, since 2005 without questioning his production. he gets the most from his players, but sometimes the most is still shitty. when leo was in the braves clubhouse, there seemed to be a good bit of balance. bobby’s “loyalty” to his “family” was kept in control. now that leo is gone, no one will stand up to bobby’s decision making. it sucks, but francoeur will have to be dfa’d or traded before he loses his job as full-time right fielder. the logical solution seems to be a platoon of some sort, but obviously not happening.

by ryan c on May 25, 2009 12:49 PM EDT up reply actions  

while i agree....

with your comment, it’s that same mentality that has ran francoeur out there, everyday, since 2005 without questioning his production. he gets the most from his players, but sometimes the most is still shitty. when leo was in the braves clubhouse, there seemed to be a good bit of balance. bobby’s “loyalty” to his “family” was kept in control. now that leo is gone, no one will stand up to bobby’s decision making. it sucks, but francoeur will have to be dfa’d or traded before he loses his job as full-time right fielder. the logical solution seems to be a platoon of some sort, but obviously not happening.

by ryan c on May 25, 2009 12:50 PM EDT up reply actions  

After the road trip before this homestand and the games at home we just played, I’m more encouraged than I have been all season.

All the way around, I see improvements and all this with injuries we’re working around.

I’m excited for this road trip – PRAYING we’ll find a way to wake up the bats – and planning on some droopy eyes the next morning with the west coast start times.

by NCChopper on May 25, 2009 11:27 AM EDT reply actions  

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