Game 140 Recap: Braves 9, Astros 7

by gondeee on Sep 10, 2009 11:36 PM EDT in Braves Game Recaps

The Braves win a series and they bounce back after that crushing defeat last night... and they did it with OFFENSE! The night got started right with a Nate McLouth leadoff homer. Yunel Escobar, moved up to the second spot in the lineup, had three hits and scored three times. Brian McCann broke out of his funk with a 4-hit night.

The Braves chased the Astros starter, Roy Oswalt, after just two innings of work, allowing 6 runs. Braves starter Derek Lowe did not have a good start, but he was the beneficiary of the surprising offense explosion.

Chipper Jones had a hit, but he also collected his 19th and 20th errors on the season.

Mike Gonzalez closed this one out, and of course, made it interesting. He brought the tying run to the plate in the form of slugger Carlos Lee, but got him to ground into a double play to end the game.

Final - 9.9.2009	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Atlanta Braves	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0
Houston Astros	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	8	0
WP: Jose Valverde (4 - 2) LP: Rafael Soriano (1 - 5)

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HERES THE BEGINNING OF THE COMEBACKK BABYYY!!!!

The fun is just starting
we will win every game but 2 for the rest of the season.
Colorado will realize that they are overachieving bigtime.
09 Playoffs, here we come!!!!

MATT DIAZ IS THE FUCKING MAN.
OK, I'll still believe...

by nick9314 on Sep 10, 2009 11:39 PM EDT reply actions

Drugs

It’s what’s for dinner.

"Brian McCann will be guest starring as Bizarro in Smallville this fall. See, he has to put his glasses on to become Superman." -by Rhyno18 on Aug 4, 2009 5:52 PM EDT

by Chopaholic on Sep 11, 2009 3:58 AM EDT up reply actions

one can dream

by adc62 on Sep 11, 2009 11:01 AM EDT up reply actions

I take full credit for this win by starting Roy Oswalt on my fantasy team.

by l0stnumber on Sep 10, 2009 11:42 PM EDT reply actions

I think it’s worth noting we have as many wins now as we did all of last year.

"When life gives you lemons, just say 'F*ck the lemons,' and bail."

by Bravely going forward on Sep 10, 2009 11:47 PM EDT reply actions

Meaning that if they play .500 ball the rest of the way, they’ll have the same record as in 2007. That would be an improvement over last year.

by John Holton on Sep 11, 2009 8:49 AM EDT up reply actions

interesting point

"When life gives you lemons, just say 'F*ck the lemons,' and bail."

by Bravely going forward on Sep 11, 2009 12:22 PM EDT up reply actions

It was nice to see that elusive thing called OFFENSE tonight.

by NCChopper on Sep 10, 2009 11:54 PM EDT reply actions

good game nice to see Nate on track but......

That Titans loss hurtsssssssssss

shit

by Titansfan9 on Sep 11, 2009 12:02 AM EDT reply actions

i hate the Steelers.

Frank Wren for GM of the Year.

by Scott Coleman on Sep 11, 2009 12:58 AM EDT up reply actions

Can’t stand the Steelers either. Good thing that I started the Titans D on my fantasy team tonight. Racked up some nice points. Four sacks, a pair of interceptions, a fumble recovery… can’t fault the Titans for lack of effort.

"Brian McCann will be guest starring as Bizarro in Smallville this fall. See, he has to put his glasses on to become Superman." -by Rhyno18 on Aug 4, 2009 5:52 PM EDT

by Chopaholic on Sep 11, 2009 4:01 AM EDT up reply actions

me too!

Cockchafer

by bpk228480 on Sep 11, 2009 4:32 PM EDT up reply actions

Sooo

We won?

Good game. We gained some ground on the Phillies and just kept pace with the Rockies.

Seems as though Diaz has cooled off rather instantly

by drumzalicious on Sep 11, 2009 12:07 AM EDT reply actions

He has, but they did sit Diaz the other night. He’s leading off one night and down the order the next.

I’d say he’s done a hella job for what Bobby puts him through.

by Sparhawk on Sep 11, 2009 10:19 AM EDT up reply actions

At the game tonight

Cashed in the military discount, bought tickets and a tank of gas and drove to Houston for the game tonight. Man, it was a whoopin’. I think they batted around in both the first and second innings, ending Oswalt’s day abruptly. 1/2 of the fans at Minute Maid Park were Braves fans, so it was nice seeing them delivering to the pseudo-home field. Hanson was getting the most autograph requests, and he didn’t turn anyone down, class act. Chipper, on the other hand, moped-around and just seemed bored the entire game. I didnt even see him take the field for warm-ups. Overall, good hustle from the rest of the Braves and glad to see we finally won a series.

by Abslilsweets on Sep 11, 2009 4:13 AM EDT reply actions

Glad you went; thanks for recounting the experience! Not defending him, but it’s kind of rare for Chipper to do on-field pre-game warm-ups anyway. I’ve only seen it twice in the past 2 years (~70 games).

by Lizziebeth on Sep 14, 2009 7:32 PM EDT up reply actions

Oswalt wasn't on his game

I was surprised at all the hits everyone had last nighty. Not going to get too excited though, Astros pitching wasn’t the best. We’ll see how they do against the Cards, they might do OK,but I’m not getting my hopes up. Done that too much already this year just to have them dashed by the Braves’ offense. They jumped all over a pitcher who couldn’t make it through the 2nd inning, not all that impressive really and we still gave up 7 runs ourselves, man I thought Gonzo was going to lose it there and had to get up and go get a snack, I couldn’t watch them lose again, but gonzo pulled it off.

Senator, we have another old saying,"Don't piss down my back and tell me it's raining." Fletcher

by jimmontg on Sep 11, 2009 8:10 AM EDT reply actions

It's great that we got a win,

but it’s ultimately insignificant and the wrong line score is posted with this game recap.

Tigers love pepper; they hate cinnamon.

by Jareth Cutestory on Sep 11, 2009 8:16 AM EDT reply actions

Games like this is why I keep watching. I figure that this team can’t go on scoring 1 or 2 runs all the time. Let’s hope this continues through the weekend.

by John Holton on Sep 11, 2009 8:46 AM EDT reply actions

I'm hopeful too

Let’s hope they can keep it up. It was nice to see KJ in there last night and getting some AB’s plus Mclouth getting it done. I want to see some good games before the 4th of Oct.

Senator, we have another old saying,"Don't piss down my back and tell me it's raining." Fletcher

by jimmontg on Sep 11, 2009 9:21 AM EDT up reply actions

Is anybody besides me worried about Chipper going forward?

His defense has been AWFUL this year and his offensive stats are WAY BELOW the average levels for a 3rd basemen.

by Dandrews on Sep 11, 2009 10:14 AM EDT reply actions

Also,

McCann is the best catcher in the league, but he should not be hitting clean-up for any major league baseball team. He’s more of a 5-6 hitter. Just goes to show how pathetic our offense is.

by Dandrews on Sep 11, 2009 10:17 AM EDT reply actions

BMac is showing fatigue toward the end of the season, he should have every 5th or 4th game off, he doesn’t get it and to nobody’s surprise his hitting suffers. Could still be his glasses too you know. He still might have some adjustment problems, took me a whole year to get used to mine and I’m not a big league player. I think Mac will be ok just everyone has been down this year. Streaking inconsistent hitting, Chipper being in the doldrums on both sides of the plate and we can’t blame it on Francouer anymore, he’s gone. I blame it on the batting coach and Bobby, because I have to blame someone.

Senator, we have another old saying,"Don't piss down my back and tell me it's raining." Fletcher

by jimmontg on Sep 11, 2009 10:39 AM EDT up reply actions