Braves Deny Dodgers a Sweep With 4-3 Walkoff Win
by TonyAlmeyda on Sep 4, 2011 5:17 PM EDT
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Despite being down 3-0 to a Cy Young Award candidate, the Braves were determined not to get swept.
The Braves mounted a comeback and thwarted the Dodgers' attempt at a sweep with a 4-3 victory.
Randall Delgado faced off against Clayton Kershaw and spotted the lefty an early lead. In the third inning following a pair of singles, Matt Kemp crushed a three-run homer off the Braves rookie making his third major-league start.
Now that Kershaw had a lead, he was near untouchable. He scattered five hits through the first six innings and appeared well on his way to a win, but the Braves found a way to spoil those plans.
In the seventh, Alex Gonzalez and Jack Wilson singled with one out for Jose Constanza. He hit a sure double play ball to Aaron Miles at third, but he threw the ball wide to second, allowing Gonzalez to score. Following a wild pitch, Brooks Conrad delivered a pinch-hit two-run single to tie the game.
Kershaw lasted seven innings and gave up three runs on eight hits; he struck out 10. Delgado allowed three runs on four hits, striking out four.
Eric O'Flaherty and Craig Kimbrel each tossed scoreless frames in the eighth and ninth. In the bottom of the ninth, Jose Constanza singled with one out off Blake Hawksworth. A wild pitch moved him to second and with two outs, Martin Prado hit a walk-off single to win the game.
Antoan Richardson made his major-league debut as a pinch-hitter in the fifth and earned his first major-league hit.
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Sorry I missed the thread..
Sounds like our Braves are trying to just keep swimming… :-) Dodgers can be a tough team and we had two of their best pitchers. Anywho, I’m on my way to the states on Tuesday. If you’re at the Mets series later this month, give me a hollar on klemsonkrash@yahoo.com. Take care y’all!
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by bwellnjonesco on May 19, 2011 4:13 PM PDT
Good Day!
Braves win, Phils lose, Cards lose
"First!"...Who gives a damn if you are first
That Phillies/Marlins game was absolutely crazy
Marlins walked 12 times, recorded 14 hits and had a guy reach after getting plunked by Herndon. They went 3-19 with RISP and left 23 men on base……
Herndon’s line: 3.2 IP, 4 hits, 7 BB, 1 HBP, 0 K, 27 strikes, 42 balls
Braves's magic number for the wild card is now 15
cut it by 2 today with the win and the Cardinals’ loss to the Reds
Nice
I was going to calculate it a little later tonight when I had some time.
This win, and all of the other stuff that happened around the league today, was just what the doctor ordered. I was starting to get a little antsy.
"So MLB players’ various orifices have basically been running like open faucets on consecutive days. Look for Dan Uggla to dig some serious earwax out of his aural canal tonight. Either that or Mike Pelfrey will just vomit on the mound (which, let’s face it, would be better than what he usually does there)." - Paul Lukas
Tough week for phillies this week....
I think we can pick up 3-4 games this week on the phillies. First we have 3 game set starting tommorrow and we dodge halladay and have our best on the mound. Then they have a 4 game set against milwakee who is determined to win because their lead has shrunk a bit. The only thing that will kill off these plans is the rain….it’s supposed to rain from tues-sat this week….heading to the game tommorrow should be a good one! Lets win the 1st game of the series and get off on the right foot!
Agreed
It could be a very lucrative week. We usually hit Lee well, and I am determined to debunk the myth that Vance Worley is a good pitcher. If we can take 2/3 from Philly, I think we could end up making the last week of the season very interesting, as in it will probably decide the division. Just gotta keep winning.
It was a particularly small egg...thats why I asked.
by thenightstallion on Sep 4, 2011 6:33 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m not convinced about Worley, either. How many of his 10 wins have been against good offenses? I’d say two, maybe three at most.
Twitter: @TAlmeyda
There was a Phillies fan
In the comments section at Hardball Talk a few weeks ago claiming that Worley was better than Julio Teheran. The hard reality of the Phils future is going to smack so many of these clueless schmoes in the face so hard their kids are going to be born dizzy.
"So MLB players’ various orifices have basically been running like open faucets on consecutive days. Look for Dan Uggla to dig some serious earwax out of his aural canal tonight. Either that or Mike Pelfrey will just vomit on the mound (which, let’s face it, would be better than what he usually does there)." - Paul Lukas
Wait a minute…Phillies fans have kids? I thought they just mutated from some life form in the sewer, saw a baseball stadium and said, “This looks like fun. I’ll hang out here!”
Twitter: @TAlmeyda
by TonyAlmeyda on Sep 5, 2011 2:00 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
I didn't participate in the GM
But did someone mention something along the lines of Dee Gordon = Darwin Barney?
Anyway, what a win!
"You owe it to yourself to be successful. After that you'll owe it to the IRS."
Apparently
Jose Constanza = Jose Costanza
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/gameflash/2011/09/04/37129_recap.html?sct=mlb_t2_a9
"You owe it to yourself to be successful. After that you'll owe it to the IRS."
Big week coming up
Braves…3 vs Phils / 2 vs Mets / 3 vs Cards
Phils……3 vs Braves / 4 vs Brewers
Brewers.3 vs Cards / 4 vs Phils
Cards…..3 vs Brewers / 3 vs Braves
NL East, NL Wild Card and NLDS implications every series. Brewers have a 3 game lead in the loss column against the D-Backs, that could take a hit this week.
Good Luck Braves, a good week could go a long way right about now.
"First!"...Who gives a damn if you are first
So I just took the time to compile this together.....
Phillies record against opponents:
> .500 teams
20-17
< .500 teams
68-30
if only we could win against the ez teams
Chopmaster: my link is my dad who has watched the braves since I don’t know. he’s 56.
should be 68-31 now since they just lost
Chopmaster: my link is my dad who has watched the braves since I don’t know. he’s 56.
82nd win of the season.
Locking in the Braves 19th winning season in the last 21 years. I remember the 80’s all to well, and really appreciate what an awesome run its been. Go Braves!
by Frozen Fan on Sep 4, 2011 10:56 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs
Agreed.
It’s why I held on to that oasis of around or above .500 play from ’80 to ’84 for so long.
Glad this is such a first rate organization these days. Makes it a lot easier. And more satisfying.
"So MLB players’ various orifices have basically been running like open faucets on consecutive days. Look for Dan Uggla to dig some serious earwax out of his aural canal tonight. Either that or Mike Pelfrey will just vomit on the mound (which, let’s face it, would be better than what he usually does there)." - Paul Lukas
Go Prado!!! Taking 1/3 from these guys feels like a series win, the way they were playing.
On a side note, this is very phunny…..
The phools over at the Good Phight (postgame thread) are absolutely up in arms with Je West in the thesis of a thread over there. Hardly mention at all that the douchebag phan(s) that costed the Phillies the game were, in fact, Phillies fans.
They seem to take all this personally that it was during Halladay’s game, and blame the entire loss on Joe West.
Lol. Like I said, those phuckers crack me up. Good times. Bring it.
"It looks like The Hound of the Baskervilles out there." - Steve Stone
"...I'm reminded of Wuthering Heights." - Harry Caray
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"Wang, my third at-bat, he threw me a 1-0 fastball that I fouled straight back, and he came back with another heater, which surprised me." - Freddie Freeman
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Gaby Sanchez - 1, Nyjer Morgan - 0
by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Sep 5, 2011 8:49 AM EDT reply actions
Did you see the Yahoo BLS post about it? They interviewed the two fans and they said the ball hit the top of the wall. Funny stuff.
Twitter: @TAlmeyda
lol, “top of the wall,” my ass.
video doesn’t lie, boys.
they looked like Curly and Moe out there.
"It looks like The Hound of the Baskervilles out there." - Steve Stone
"...I'm reminded of Wuthering Heights." - Harry Caray
~
"Wang, my third at-bat, he threw me a 1-0 fastball that I fouled straight back, and he came back with another heater, which surprised me." - Freddie Freeman
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Gaby Sanchez - 1, Nyjer Morgan - 0
by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Sep 5, 2011 11:03 AM EDT up reply actions
Congrats to Odarp
Great at bat in the 9th to win it. The guys been struggling a little & I hope this helps get the monkey off his back. Hoping to see Mac get back on track as well. 2 for 20 in his last 7 with 9k’s. Ugh. Hopefully the friendly hitting confines of Citizens Bank Park will rejuvenate him.
"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
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