Jurrjens Gets Home Run Help, Braves Top Phillies 5-2
by TonyAlmeyda on May 9, 2011 12:24 AM EDT
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PrintThe Phillies took two of three from the Braves in Atlanta in their first meeting of the season, so the Braves decided to return the favor.
The Braves hit three home runs in support of Jair Jurrjens and won the finale of the weekend series in Philadelphia 5-2.
After not scoring at all against Cole Hamels in Atlanta, the Braves got on the board early against him in the second inning, With two outs, Alex Gonzalez lifted a two-run homer just inside the left field pole to give the Braves a 2-0 lead. The Phillies cut the lead to 2-1 in the third on Placido Polanco's RBI single, but the Braves took the run right back in the fifth on Freddie Freeman's fourth home run of the season.
Their third-inning run was all the Phillies could muster against Jurrjens in 6.1 innings despite eight hits.
The Braves offense added some insurance in the eighth. Hamels departed after seven innings and left the rest of the game to the bullpen. Michael Stutes walked Nate McLouth leading off the eighth and pinch-hitter Eric Hinske followed with a deep home run to right, giving the Braves a 5-1 lead.
The Phillies, however, would not go quietly. Leading off the eighth against Jonny Venters, Shane Victorino tripled deep to left-center and scored on Polanco's weak infield grounder. They brought the tying run to the plate with two outs, but Venters induced an easy fly ball from John Mayberry to end the inning.
The fun didn't end there, though. One out into the ninth against Craig Kimbrel, pinch-hitter Ross Gload singled and Jimmy Rollins walked with the middle of the order looming behind Shane Victorino. Kimbrel, however, struck out Victorino looking and Polanco flied to center to end the game.
Jurrjens is now 4-0 this season; Freddie Freeman had his first career three-hit game; Alex Gonzalez left the game in the eighth inning with what seemed to be a slight groin strain.
The Braves head back home for a three-game series against Washington starting Tuesday.
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I don't understand why Manuel let Stutes face Hinske.
Bastardo was up & ready in the pen, and he’s both left-handed and a much better pitcher than Stutes (IMO). Stutes also had looked wild the previous batter. When Stutes got 2-0 on Hinske, I called the HR, and sure enough… BOOM. It’s nice to have other managers screw up for a change.
Overall, a good win and an excellent series win. Off day tomorrow (which is needed—the Braves have played the most games in MLB) and then back to dominating.
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Because Charlie has fallen in love with Stutes for some reason.
by philsandthrills on May 9, 2011 12:55 AM EDT up reply actions
Stutes had a good outing against us on Saturday, which was both a reason to see him out there and reason for him to get yanked right after all those balls.
by LEastCoastBears on May 9, 2011 10:38 AM EDT up reply actions
Same here
Right before the EH homerun pitch, I turned to my wife and said “He better not give EH a fastball inner half”
Just what every woman wants to hear!
by Aaron Meier on May 9, 2011 1:10 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
So sweet to take this series in Phils home field.
They took the series in our turf in early April so it’s nice to get even.
Like the gates of hell,
Turner Field will open up and swallow them whole. Bwa ha ha!!!
by Aaron Meier on May 9, 2011 1:12 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
1,2,6,5,2,0,5,3,5,2,3,0,1,0,3,2
Those are the runs, per game given up by the pitching staff in the last 16. That’s just plain mean.
by Frozen Fan on May 9, 2011 12:38 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Jair Jurrjens now leads MLB in ERA
JJ and JJ are #1 and #2
I’ve got Jack Johnson and Tom O’Leary waiting for ya, right here
JJ is better than JJ.
"Tony Gwynn made sacrifices. Cal Ripken made sacrifices. I'm not sure Derek Jeter made sacrifices given the ungodly deep pockets the Yankees have." - Chipper Jones
by MBL1 on May 9, 2011 2:11 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Hope Gonzo is fine after being taken out.
the pitchers lead the majors in GB% so a good SS is vital.
That Heyward guy is pretty good.
by another simpsons avatar on May 9, 2011 12:41 AM EDT reply actions
Jair Jurrjens best ERA in MLB
This last start has made JJ qualified for ERA title so far with an 1.50 ERA. Josh Johnson has an ERA of 1.68.
At this point, I would hate to see the Braves trade Jair regardless of his future price tag. If his year is anything like his 2009 year, any player that he would net in a trade IMO would not equal the value he is worth to the team right now.
by romone_braves91 on May 9, 2011 12:43 AM EDT reply actions
We’re going to have to trade either JJ or Hanson.
I think JJ is undervalued, so I’d trade Hanson, who i think is overvalued. I’d be ok with a Hudson/JJ (on Hanson) /Beachy/Minor/Teheran rotation next year, if we had a boss offense to go with it.
You’d have Oberholtzer and Delgado waiting in the wings also.
How exactly is Hanson overvalued?? He’s an ace. And as somebody stated last week some time, he has performed better than John Smoltz had at the same points in their careers.
by dunnytwogloves on May 9, 2011 9:41 AM EDT up reply actions
If anyone gets traded between the two
I figured it would be JJ since he’s coming up on free agency.
A baseball diamond is, most simply, the intersecting of four 90-foot baselines, and, most powerfully, the intersecting of seemingly random lives.
Gonzo
I just want to say again that Gonzo is better than the naysayers think. I don’t care if his BA and OBP are below average; he is having a great year and he is helping our team win.
Try to convince me otherwise.
As long as his glove stays above average for SS position, he could bat .100 for me I would still like the man.
by romone_braves91 on May 9, 2011 12:58 AM EDT up reply actions
Yet
he does get timely hits, and that is great.
by BravesFaninAZ on May 9, 2011 1:05 AM EDT up reply actions
I’ve been saying this for 6+ months now. For $2.5M, you can do a whole lot worse than Alex Gonzalez. Dude is a wizard out there at shortstop and has some pop.
"This is gonna feel so good getting this thing off my chest. That's what she said."
Twitter: @scottcoleman55
by Scott Coleman on May 9, 2011 2:31 AM EDT up reply actions
But we coulda kept Yunel!
(who by the way is making $3m in Toronto and giving a .246/.311/.347 line).
http://sportsandgrits.blogspot.com/
But he hits DINGERZ…oh wait.
-C
It’s rough to sit through these games and not have someone that can’t hit a Ball?
Horrible trade, just horrible...
especially if Pastornicky can pan out into at least a solid backup IF over the next several yearas.
http://sportsandgrits.blogspot.com/
2011 Braves are the kings of the solo shots. Not complaining just saying.
by romone_braves91 on May 9, 2011 1:07 AM EDT up reply actions
Agreed
however, two out of three tonight were 2 run shots. A significant improvement. Nate has again shown his knack for being on base when it counts.
by BravesFaninAZ on May 9, 2011 1:09 AM EDT up reply actions
Yes, the Homeruns have been timely and nice. But I would gladly trade some of this team’s power for more consistency at the plate. We strike out way to often as a team for my liking.
I still believe HE may actually be our Superstar in years to come.
I love Heyward, but I love seeing Freddie grow in maturity at the plate (going the other way, etc.) and his defense is amazing.
"Curve: The loveliest distance between two points." ~ Mae West
The good thing is...
if you’re Frank Wren, you can look to lock up a lot of talent long term at a young age (ala the 90s Indians?) going into the next year. Freeman at 1st, Heyward in RF are two good foundations for the lineup, with Prado, McCann, Uggla, and others to work around them. Then of course, is the pitching with Kimbrel and Venters in the back, and whoever Wren feels like committing to in the rotation as Hudson graces into retirement, with Hanson, Jurrjens, Minor, Beachy, Teheran, as options, in addition to Hoover, Oberholtzer, Delgado, Vizcaino, etc depending on who pans out and who doesn’t. It’d be great if we could go ahead and lock in Heyward and Freeman for at least the next 5 years, if not beyond, and get that cost certainy in.
http://sportsandgrits.blogspot.com/
We as Braves fans are truly blessed to have all that talent to look forward to watching on the field for years to come. If we had an actual individual owner it would be a no-brainer to secure these guys, but I fear the “media group” won’t have the same urgency.
"Curve: The loveliest distance between two points." ~ Mae West
He seems to like to take Philly pitchers deep
Last year his first major league homer was against Halladay. Now he goes deep on Hamels.
A baseball diamond is, most simply, the intersecting of four 90-foot baselines, and, most powerfully, the intersecting of seemingly random lives.
Historically
Freeman has had a slow entrance into every level in the minors, so, to me, it makes some since that he’s been a little inconsistent so far in the Bigs. I think by June he really settles in and we see games like this from him much more often. There’s a lot to be optimistic about Freddie!
I'm not a Mom, but I admit - this choked me up a bit.
Freddie Freeman – after the game:
On thinking of his late mother on Mother’s Day:
"I think about her every day but obviously today is a little bit more emphasis. I know she’s proud."
On if he could imagine having a better first Mother’s Day in the majors:
"I can’t. It was pretty special today. I wore all the pink I could to honor her today. It was a good win. I wore the necklace, wrist band and shoes. I’m going to give them to Melanoma Skin Cancer Awareness and they can auction it off."
"Curve: The loveliest distance between two points." ~ Mae West
Like his pal Jason
He’s a good kid who understands what’s important and what isn’t.
"If he is convicted on all counts he faces 80 years. Given his business acumen, however, I’m sure he could talk it down to 95." - Craig Calcaterra on Lenny Dykstra's indictment
Just glancing at my schedule
and realized our next road trip takes us to Aneheim. May seems so early for interleague play for some reason
"Welcome to the show, Brandon Beachy. I think you’re going to stay a while." - Dave Cameron
I know
it’s ridiculous. What is this, our THIRD trip out West, and we’re still in the first third of the season? Hopefully, though, this set us up well down the stretch.
it's only our second...
Unles you consider Milwaukee “out west”. But yeah, 4 trips to the west this year, if you include Colorado
The delightful sound
Of Shane Victorino losing his composure and dignity, such as it is, was the perfect cap to this weekend. Normally I would feel a little twinge over getting a key call that was so wrong but we were all owed that after Freeman was hosed in that Cardinals game in the same situation.
I know they can’t process it on ESPN (and elsewhere), but these two teams are very evenly matched.
"If he is convicted on all counts he faces 80 years. Given his business acumen, however, I’m sure he could talk it down to 95." - Craig Calcaterra on Lenny Dykstra's indictment
I honestly think whichever team stays the healthiest will win the division.
"This is gonna feel so good getting this thing off my chest. That's what she said."
Twitter: @scottcoleman55
by Scott Coleman on May 9, 2011 3:43 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
And after the list of calamitous injuries we had last season, the baseball gods owe us…
by Aaron Meier on May 9, 2011 4:26 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
this
who will mod this next home stand?
"Welcome to the show, Brandon Beachy. I think you’re going to stay a while." - Dave Cameron
I would be so excited right now, but I am worried about Gonzo. If he is hurt and misses a significant amount of time, we will be in trouble.
I hope it’s just a precaution, and he can rest for a few days and be good to go.
Chicks dig the long ball.
DOB: Did you ever hit balls as hard as Jason Heyward does?
Chipper: Is that possible?
I saw him pullup
when he got thrown out at first earlier in the game. He jogged off without grimmacing or anything, I’m sure it’s minor and he may be fine after taking Monday off.
And to wrap it up on ESPN
priceless.
A baseball diamond is, most simply, the intersecting of four 90-foot baselines, and, most powerfully, the intersecting of seemingly random lives.
I root for two teams now......
I get solidly behind the Braves, but lately I have started to be a fan of whoever is playing the Phils.
'You may not be the first...but you can damn sure be next!"
Hinske
Should patent the drop-bat-and-walk-away-from-plate move.
"You owe it to yourself to be successful. After that you'll owe it to the IRS."
I didn't like that.
That’s a bush-league move. Kind of shows up the opposing pitcher and the other team. I don’t think Bobby would be happy with it either.
WWBD
Normally, I would agree...
but given that it’s the Philles, and considering how many times we’ve been forced to watch Ryan Howard pull that stunt, I deemed it acceptable.
by Aaron Meier on May 9, 2011 1:16 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
+1
Hinske’s a big boy anyways, it takes him a little while to get up to speed, that’s all.
"I don't drink beer, I'm an athlete" - Peter Moylan
Hinske Should patent the drop-bat-and-walk-away-from-plate move.
I believe Mr. Ryan Klesko, Esq. currently holds the Braves patent for that move.
Agreed Its the eat that Howard, for your BS. Completely acceptable.
Exactly. I enjoyed it immensely just for that reason.
"If he is convicted on all counts he faces 80 years. Given his business acumen, however, I’m sure he could talk it down to 95." - Craig Calcaterra on Lenny Dykstra's indictment
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