Braves Lose Again in St. Louis 4-3
by moorebraves on Sep 10, 2011 9:55 PM EDT
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PrintDerek Lowe's early trouble doomed the Braves at Busch Stadium tonight. After giving up four runs in the first three innings, The Braves couldn't manage to claw back to tie it and fell by a score of 4-3.
In the bottom half of the first inning, Furcal led off the game for the Cardinals with a base hit. Following a stolen base and a groundout to move him to third, Pujols lined a ball past Prado to drive in the game's first run. David Freese later ripped one down the left field line to score Pujols and put St. Louis up by a score of 2-0. Then, in the third, back to back doubles by Holliday and Berkman chased home a run. Berkman crossed the plate when Yadier Molina grounded one up the middle to make the deficit 4-0.
Freddie Freeman did his part to draw the Braves closer to the Cardinals in the fourth. With Uggla on base, Freddie cranked a ball into the left center field seats for his 19th homer on the year. The Braves scored again in the fifth inning when Brian McCann drove in the Cardinal-killing Jason Bourn with a hot shot past Pujols.
Anthony Varvaro pitched a great seventh and eighth inning to keep the Braves' hopes alive. However, Fernando Salas and Jason Motte pitched well enough to seal the 4-3 win for the Cards. St Louis now sits just 5.5 games back of the Braves in the wild card. Atlanta will try to avoid their second straight sweep in a three game series tomorrow when Huddy takes the mound against Jake Westbrook.
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im going to be the first person to say it
stick a fork in the 2011 atlanta braves, this team is done D-O-N-E, they have zero confidence zero attitude zero zero zero in any stat you want this team is out of gas….. venters now apparently stinks.. good job fredi ruin him before the post season…. point being even if we stave off choking like the 07 mets we still have zero chance at winning anything meaningful
That didn’t take long. It commonly happens to teams with large leads. As long as the team gets healthy and retains a .5 game lead to make the wildcard all will be fine.
The Pirates are not going to trade Andrew McCutchen - please stop suggesting this.
by Pavy848 on Sep 10, 2011 10:30 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
That would require winning, which the Braves haven’t done a lot of lately.
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by TonyAlmeyda on Sep 10, 2011 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Agreed.
I would rather have them slowly losing the lead than painfully try to overtake the lead.
The Pirates are not going to trade Andrew McCutchen - please stop suggesting this.
by Pavy848 on Sep 10, 2011 10:43 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
It hasn’t been slow lately.
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by TonyAlmeyda on Sep 10, 2011 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Fair enough. I’m just not worried yet. Another series like this and I’ll reconsider.
The Pirates are not going to trade Andrew McCutchen - please stop suggesting this.
by Pavy848 on Sep 10, 2011 10:59 PM EDT via iPhone app up reply actions
I’m not worried either. I’m just frustrated. They should be able to handle the Marlins and Mets, though, and clinch the Wild Card next Saturday at the earliest.
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by TonyAlmeyda on Sep 11, 2011 12:00 AM EDT up reply actions
Absolute nonsense
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by JonnyBravesFan on Sep 11, 2011 1:55 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Should know better that the skins will never win with Snyder.
The Pirates are not going to trade Andrew McCutchen - please stop suggesting this.
by Pavy848 on Sep 10, 2011 10:31 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
oh i know better its why i had so much emotional investment in this braves season....
dreading the nfl season is a yearly ritual
Don’t worry about it. I’m a fan of the Dolphins and it’s always painful. I also like the Suns and they have never, ever won a championship. Damn Bulls.
The Pirates are not going to trade Andrew McCutchen - please stop suggesting this.
by Pavy848 on Sep 10, 2011 10:41 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Blame Lowe all you want
Our offense is really letting us down. Double digits in hits, 3 runs, and a many LOB. Some teams just seam to have the ability to rise to the occasion, the “eye of the tiger” if you will. I wish the Braves had that.
"I Farted" - Me, everday
i dont blame lowe i blame..... i blame.......... idk who to blame.....
its depressing to have so much hope for five months and then to have your team just choke it away right as it starts to matter…. would it have been less depressing to be a mets fan? id rather not get close than choke it away and kill me inside after every loss
I’m sorry am I missing something? The braves aren’t leading in the wildcard anymore?
The Pirates are not going to trade Andrew McCutchen - please stop suggesting this.
by Pavy848 on Sep 10, 2011 10:36 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Losing sucks.
Winning streak starts tomorrow, dammit. I can’t take this much longer. >:(
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when was the last time a braves starter threw 7 innings in a game
no wonder jonny venters is stinking it up, our strength is now no longer a strength— lousy offense, no patience, banged up rotation, left bullpen as our only strength— with venters arm turning into mush… and no tommy and no jj is this team any better than a .500 team?
Wow you’re an angry one tonight.
The Pirates are not going to trade Andrew McCutchen - please stop suggesting this.
by Pavy848 on Sep 10, 2011 10:39 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Thanks. You saved me the trouble.
"It's not about me, it's about the team." - Martin Prado
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by Scott Coleman on Sep 11, 2011 12:59 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Obviously yes.
Before they lost 5 of 7 to two of the better teams in the league, they had won 12 of 16.
It is a very long season and virtually every team will inevitably have some significant ups and downs along the way.
I suggest you chill out. Tomorrow will be another game. The score will start at 0-0. Huddy will have a shot to be the top of the rotation stopper, Prado and Uggla will get some ABs and maybe start getting hot, and perhaps even you will be slightly less pessimistic, forlorn and hopeless.
must win tomorrow
Or I think half the people on here will commit suicide….
tomorrow's game was the most favorable in pitching matchups in the series anyway
It’s not like we got dominated in the first two, too. A pair of one run losses isn’t anything to cry about.
by crimsonqueen9 on Sep 10, 2011 11:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Tommorow is a pretty big game
Because if we lose that “lock” for the playoffs seems like it maybe in jeapordy.
The good news: Huddy is going tommorow.
The difference between winning or losing tommorow is pretty monumental, so here’s to salvaging a game in this series who someone said was “a series that doesn’t matter”
Shrimp, Steak, Liquor, and Pasta
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On the bright side...
We’d have to work pretty hard to lose game 3 (judging by the pitching matchup).
Misery loves company. Rays just beat the Red Sox again
Boston’s lead down to 4.5 in that WC race
I'm halfway with this
It’s not panic time but I would assume Freddi and everyone on the team knows it’s still not “coast and try people out time”, which is what the rhetoric sounded like going into Philly. Winning tomorrow leaves a magic number of 15 with 10 to play…obviously that’s pretty damn favorable. We catch the limping Mets and Marlins a lot the rest of the way and the Cardinals get to face the Phillies.
It’s not panic time, but it’s no time to screw around either.
by crimsonqueen9 on Sep 10, 2011 11:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Everything I touched today turned to dust
I went to watch Mississippi State vs. Auburn (as a Mississippi State fan). MSU came up inches short of a dramatic last minute score to tie the game up and force overtime.
I came home and turned on the Georgia game when it was tied at 28. Georgia loses.
I watch the Braves game, trailing one. Heyward ends up stranded on third to end the 9th inning.
I feel like it’s karma for not appreciating the Braves enough during my youth.
My buddy and I just decided that the braves would be set if we could get Matt Kemp, Jose Reyes, and Albert Pujols.
by willlinn on May 17, 2011 2:13 PM EDT
Im a ND fan… your day was sunshine and cupcakes
Proud perpetrator of yelling "Money MIke" at Oracle Arena since Dunleavy's trade to the Pacers.
ditto
Go USA, Braves, BU Terriers, Irish, Caps, Skins, NU Cats, Wizards, DC United, Washington Freedom
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by SuperNewb on Sep 11, 2011 12:07 AM EDT via iPhone app up reply actions
Right there with you...
Though I’d argue that what the Irish just did to me was even worse.
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by SuperNewb on Sep 11, 2011 12:04 AM EDT via iPhone app up reply actions
then I clearly know who to blame for everything that went wrong for me today/tonight
DFA Heyward. I'm dead serious
by wpf3211 on Aug 6, 2011 9:11 PM EDT
hate to say it, but this team is out of fuel….as long as hanson and JJ are watching from the dugout, we have zero chance. iv backed lowe this whole season, but im done with him…the guy doesnt have it anymore…..hes a 4-5 inning pitcher giving up 6-8 hits and 3-5 runs….period……O’ventbrel reminds me of a marathon runner after crossing the finish line, except…..were 1 mile from the finish line……….
as long as the Braves win on Sunday
the playoffs is still highly probable
by LEastCoastBears on Sep 11, 2011 1:27 AM EDT reply actions
Even if they lose
the playoffs are still highly probable.
Thank you
I would just like to take a moment and thank all the members of this site that are still being rational. All of the doom and gloom b.s. from the folks that are being negative is really getting old. I’d like to see the Braves start winning as much as the next guy but I think we need to keep things in perspective and remember that we are in position to make the playoffs and so often the playoffs are won by a team that gets hot at the end and there is still plenty of time for us to turn things around. Please stop declaring the season over because the negativity is contagious and really does take the fun out pf this site.
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by JonnyBravesFan on Sep 11, 2011 2:06 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
The DLWs are few and far between this year.
We'll trade you for Cheryl Tunt. Tome again? Still nothing?
If you are a true baseball fan, you are never negative
disappointed maybe, but not negative. After all, this is just a stupid game. If you ever visit Mexico and further south, go to some of the Inca/Mayan ruins and you can see ball grounds. Not too long ago a Mayan scholar translated a tablet that talked about the players and their scores.. We don’t know anything in detail about how those ball games were played or how the scores were calculated, just some names and points. This would be about 800 years ago I think. So it got me to thinking about how really trivial the stats on the the Atlanta Braves will seem in 800 more years. It is possible that the team may no longer exist by that time.
So especially within the context of 9/11 get a grip on what is really important. We are in for an interesting time. But if the Cardinals win the Wild Card, so what? It shouldn’t make us less appreciative of what we have in the US and what we will do with our family and our lives.
He whose words outnumber his deeds, know that his death is better than his life.
Tell me in April that the Braves have a 5.5 game lead in the Wildcard in September and I’d sign up every time.
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by BenDuronio on Sep 11, 2011 5:50 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
To be honest this teams offense is playing exaclty how they have all season. The only problem is our starters aren’t doing as good. We’ve put up 2-3 runs for wins and the reason we won is because our SP held the other team down till O’Ventbrel came in. If this team is going to succeed then the offense is going to have to start bringing in some runs. Period.
by drumzalicious on Sep 11, 2011 8:41 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
The offense all year be the reason the relief is suffering. The injuries to Hanson/JJ are making it worse. At least Fredi is trying to save O’Ventbrel, but if that leads shrinks to 2-3 games, we’re going to have to go in running on fumes again, which I don’t want.
Today is a must win.
The best help we can give O’Ventbrel this offseason is improving the offense so they aren’t needed so much.
15 million dollar man
I don’t think the Braves will finish ahead of the Cardinals? The team is not playing Like they did a month ago. I think Constanza needs to play in the outfield and bring the speed back in the game.
To be honest Constanza is no longer the hot hand. The dude has gone cold as ice.
by drumzalicious on Sep 11, 2011 10:28 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
While it's still very likely that the Braves make the playoffs,
the Cards are simply showing that they are the ones who deserve to be there, not the tired Braves…
A disturbing trend...
Looking at more than just this year, there is a trend developing with this team over the last few years that is very disturbing to me. If we are going to rise to being an elite team again, these need to be corrected and I hope that it is something that is noticed…..
1. The offense is way too inconsistent and seems to play below their talent levels.
2. The offense cannot hit lefties even though we have a reasonably balanced line up.
3. The offense plays down to their competition level.
4. The offense always has problems with pitchers they have never faced even if they arent very good.
5. The offense cannot execute fundamental offense very well (bunts, sac flys, getting guys over)
6. The pitchers dont pitch deep into games. Our veterans dont, and our young guys dont. This causes an over use of the pen burning out our best arms. The Pen should be something you go to to relieve your pitcher, not as standard procedure every game.
7. The team seems to lack consistent fire and passion throughout the year. I am not saying they are not passionate, but it has trouble showing. I have actually read in several places throughout the recent years that we are considered a very plain and boring though good baseball team.
Look I know no baseball team is perfect. But these are a number of serious trends that I have noticed over the past few years that I think cause us problems. Some of these trends are more recent, and some have been going on for years.
This is not meant to be a negative post to bash the team. I am curious as to what you all think.
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