Braves End Nationals Winning Streak With 7-4 Win
by TonyAlmeyda on Sep 23, 2011 11:18 PM EDT
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The Braves moved ever closer to a playoff spot, beating Stephen Strasburg and the Nationals 7-4.
Tim Hudson had a 3-0 lead before he even took the mound. Three straight singles in the first inning with one out plated the first run. Freddie Freeman drove in another one with a single to center and the third scored thanks to Ryan Zimmerman's error on Jack Wilson's grounder.
Wilson Ramos singled home a run in the second, but aside from that, Hudson was brilliant through the first five innings, striking out four while allowing five hits.
Strasburg exited after four innings, and the Braves offense went to work against the Washington bullpen. Collin Balester walked two in the fifth before surrendering a run-scoring double to Dan Uggla. Balester was replaced with Atahualpa Severino and he promptly allowed a two-run double to Brian McCann.
However, Hudson encountered trouble in the sixth. He fielded a ground ball from Ryan Zimmerman and although he got the out, he wasn't the same after that. Michael Morse followed with a double and scored on Jayson Werth's single. Danny Espinosa singled and one out later, Ramos drove in his second run of the game, cutting the lead to 6-3. Hudson was pulled after that, lasting 5.2 innings while allowing nine hits.
Jonny Venters allowed a solo homer to Jayson Werth in the eighth, but the Nationals could get no closer. The Braves added an insurance run in the ninth in a most wacky fashion. Michael Bourn was on second with one out and Chipper Jones was batting. Reliever Henry Rodriguez fielded a ground ball from Chipper and froze Bourn between second and third. He threw to third to chase Bourn back to second but Chipper was already at second, forcing him to retreat back to first. Zimmerman threw across to chase Chipper back, allowing Bourn to take third easily. While Chipper was in a rundown, Bourn realized no one was covering home and easily scored the final run of the game.
Craig Kimbrel struck out two in the ninth for his 46th save.
Atlanta's magic number to clinch is down to 3 with Chicago's 5-1 win over St. Louis.
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What an awesome night
Such a good time to see Heyward getting it together.
well done BRAVOS!
Double victory…
by Braves.14 on Sep 23, 2011 11:23 PM EDT via iPhone app reply actions
Great night. Gotta get em again tomorrow
I really want a sweep this weekend
Cards-Cubs is a day game as well
Lopez-Lohse
love these scenarios
braves 0-5 cards 3-2 to tie
braves 1-4 cards 4-1 to tie
braves 2-3 cards 5-0 to tie
braves 3-2 cards CANNOT tie
Braves.
Falcons.
Gamecocks.
...and Giants...
braves 0-5 giants 5-0 just to TIE
"Forget Roy Halladay or Clayton Kershaw or Cliff Lee, the NL Cy Young Award should go to O’Ventrel." - David Schoenfield, ESPN.com, 8/19/11
I really hate that for The Beard... :^o
"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring." Rogers Hornsby
We beat Strasburg, the Cardinals lost, Huddy was only cramping…if I wake up tomorrow and have grown 3 inches, tonight will have been the best night ever.
It was a particularly small egg...thats why I asked.
by thenightstallion on Sep 23, 2011 11:32 PM EDT reply actions
I would ask you
Where you would like those three inches, but that would be in appropriate.
Great day for the Braves. The Mets broke the Cards yesterday and lifted us up. Woo!
"Don't go ninja'n nobody that don't need ninja'n!" ~ Kung Fu Hillbilly.
by Jman781 on Sep 24, 2011 12:20 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Hahaha.....I guess I set myself up for that one.
But seriously, I’m 5’8, and my best friends that I usually assosciate with are all 6’ to 6’4…..I always look like a midget. Its just not fair….
It was a particularly small egg...thats why I asked.
by thenightstallion on Sep 24, 2011 12:24 AM EDT up reply actions
lol
yea, three inches where?
God I love Viva La Redbirds right now.
by crimsonqueen9 on Sep 24, 2011 1:46 AM EDT up reply actions
That run by Chipper/Bourn in the 9th may have been the most fun one to watch all season :-)
~ "Curve: The loveliest distance between two points." ~ Mae West ~
by NCChopper on Sep 23, 2011 11:33 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
I just saw it
The best part was Ramos tring to run with him and just giving up
A beautiful sight indeed.
I’ve never seen a double run down turn out like that. Davey Johnson’s expression was priceless.
"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring." Rogers Hornsby
Good night St. Louis.
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
25 no decisions????!!!! what a scrub lol
Braves.
Falcons.
Gamecocks.
and was taken post-game to hospital for IV fluids.
he is an absolutely amazingly awesome competitor.
When they pulled him, the sweat was dripping off the bill of his cap.
Even the rosin-bagging of his head didn’t help ;-P (was that hilarious or what?!)
99% humidity was brutal and poor Huddy doesn’t have much meat on his bones, so I’m sure it was laborious pitching in that soup last night. I hope he’s going to be OK.
~ "Curve: The loveliest distance between two points." ~ Mae West ~
Milwaukee clinched NL Central with win today.
D-backs one win away from clinching NL West.
Texas clinches with Angels loss.
Twitter: @TAlmeyda
video of Bourn stealing a run during the rundown
http://www.angrydingo.com/ Chipper has a little speed left in the tank. You can just see him saying “Huh? I have to run back to first?” when Bourn runs back to the bag.
the booos! lol
Braves.
Falcons.
Gamecocks.
the booos! lol
Braves.
Falcons.
Gamecocks.
That was the play of the game
especially with how Kimbrel allowed a base hit right away in the 9th
Bourn is crazy fast since I believe he slid into 3rd before realizing that no one was covering home and then took off for home.
by LEastCoastBears on Sep 24, 2011 12:13 AM EDT up reply actions
Most Excellent
Also try this version of the video
"Forget Roy Halladay or Clayton Kershaw or Cliff Lee, the NL Cy Young Award should go to O’Ventrel." - David Schoenfield, ESPN.com, 8/19/11
Great win, great day overall
unfortunately, there were still many point of concerns:
Huddy’s neck strain is worrisome even if he will have plenty of time (most likely) to heal before the playoff starts (knock on wood). Huddy not making past 6th inning was also worrisome and disappointing.
Venters and Kimbrel both didn’t have clean outings. Would be so nice to see them get two clean outings in the row to close out the year.
Heyward did get two hits, but both were infield hits. I thought he hit that one ball in the 1st well but it was only warning track power.
Losing Moylan hurts. Hanson having a minor setback (to be ruled out for making that last regular season start) is also bad.
Bottomline: Braves need to keep winning and hopefully the bullpen can get some rest with the Braves clinching sooner than later.
by LEastCoastBears on Sep 24, 2011 12:18 AM EDT reply actions
have you not heard?
huddy was dehydrated and was cramping. no biggie. i am almost 100% sure he woulda finished 7 tonight.
Braves.
Falcons.
Gamecocks.
thanks for the info
just got back from the game and my phone was running out of juice to let me read the relevant tweets, posts
by LEastCoastBears on Sep 24, 2011 12:28 AM EDT up reply actions
He's fine....just some cramping.
All you women know what he’s going through, amirite?
It was a particularly small egg...thats why I asked.
by thenightstallion on Sep 24, 2011 12:25 AM EDT up reply actions
Good to hear.
As far as the other….our “pains in the neck” are usually in a different form and leave the lid up.
Talk to me when you experience one with every heartbeat. No fun, no fun at all.
~ "Curve: The loveliest distance between two points." ~ Mae West ~
I don’t ever doubt Huddy.
People will come Ray. The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Ray. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again.
by mvandonsel on Sep 24, 2011 12:24 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
And despite what Roy said or what reality would make you think
I liked facing Strasburg a helluva lot better than facing Livan. Strasburg is great, but I think he throws too many strikes (as in is just over the plate too much, and we can deal with that). Livan on the other hand is junk baller supreme, and we seem to struggle so much more with the junk than the hard stuff like Stras.
http://sportsandgrits.com/
good quotes
Braves.
Falcons.
Gamecocks.
Loved this by Chipper:
On the rundown when Bourn scored from 2nd as Chipper was caught between 1st and 2nd
"I took it for granted that they were going to get Bourny out, and I just wanted to get in scoring position. Once I saw that Zim dropped the ball and Bourny was going to be safe, I was in no-man’s land, and I just had to stay in it as long as I could. Fortunately for us nobody was covering home, and Bourny walked home."
"I didn’t know he scored until, like, after he scored. I don’t know if you saw, but I was sucking wind pretty hard. [laughs] … I couldn’t even run back to the dugout, I was so tired."
On Bourn making rundown plays interesting: – "Speed kills. Not my speed, his speed."
~ "Curve: The loveliest distance between two points." ~ Mae West ~
ok this is how i want it to go
I would like the cards and braves to win tomorrow and Sunday. so that Monday its down to one game to clinch at home against who i think is are arch nemesis the phillies to clinch the play offs at are home stadium against the phillies really would be special.
sure it would be great to get it as early as possible but i really want it to be at home !!! I would love to be able to hear chip joe and tom in the booth going wild as they tackle that nights hero who ever that may be ( hoping its chipper heyward) !!!!!!!!!
GO braves LETS GO ALL THE WAY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i love this team they have tortured me (US ) all year now lets hope it pays off
uhhh, let's clinch ASAP
Braves.
Falcons.
Gamecocks.
uhhhh lets clinch at home, more excitement
by PhuckthePhillies on Sep 24, 2011 2:40 AM EDT up reply actions
exciting like this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smj14iGzQAM&feature=related
Braves.
Falcons.
Gamecocks.
No ones said it yet so...
I would like the Braves to clinch ASAP, the sooner the better
Yeah
Let’s have at least a couple of games to rest guys and set up our “rotation”, whatever it may be.
"Don't go ninja'n nobody that don't need ninja'n!" ~ Kung Fu Hillbilly.
Yep the sooner we clinch the better
You won't always agree with me...Because sometimes you're wrong.
by JonnyBravesFan on Sep 24, 2011 11:10 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Go Braves!
I love that we are getting much more ready for the playoff atmosphere than any of the other contenders. They have all clinched and are chillin out.. We are battling now and will be across the finish line. We will be seasoned by the time the other guys play their first meaningful game in months
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