Teheran Earns First Major-League Win, Braves Sweep Doubleheader With Mets
by TonyAlmeyda on Sep 8, 2011 11:38 PM EDT
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PrintMike Minor and Julio Teheran both earned victories in Atlanta's doubleheader sweep of the Mets. This was the third doubleheader of the season for the Braves and they've swept all three, punishing the Mets twice.
Game 1
In the first game, the Braves gave Minor an early 3-0 lead. Chipper Jones hit a one-out double off the debuting Chris Schwinden in the first. Following a walk and a groundout, Freddie Freeman drove a double of his own off the left field wall to score a pair. Martin Prado reached on an infield hit, chasing home the third run of the inning.
Minor appeared to have a comfortable lead. He retired the first two batters in the bottom of the first, but two hits and a walk loaded the bases for Jason Bay and he smacked his fourth career grand slam homer, giving the Mets a one-run lead.
Leading off the third, however, Chipper Jones launched his 16th home run of the season into the second deck in right to tie the game. After a couple of strikeouts, three straight singles scored the go-ahead run, the third of which came off the bat of Jason Heyward and dropped in between Justin Turner and Angel Pagan.
Minor was forced to throw a lot of pitches and was pulled after only five innings. He didn't give up another run after the grand slam and struck out two. Schwinden was pulled after five innings as well; he gave up eight hits and struck out four.
The Braves held a one-run lead into the eighth. A single and two walks loaded the bases against Ryota Igarashi, but he was pulled so Tim Byrdak could face lefty Michael Bourn with two outs. Unfortunately for the Mets, Byrdak plunked Bourn to force in a much-needed insurance run.
Jonny Venters struggled again in the eighth. He issued a leadoff walk to David Wright and Wright ultimately scored on a sacrifice fly by Nick Evans. Venters has now allowed a run in four of his last six outings.
Craig Kimbrel struck out two to earn the save, his 43rd of the season.
Game 2
In game two, Julio Teheran faced off against Dillon Gee. The Braves offense gave Teheran a 1-0 lead in the first on Dan Uggla's RBI single, but Jason Bay tied the game with a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the inning.
Teheran threw a lot of pitches early, including 26 in the first inning, but he soon settled down. Mets hitters hit eight fly ball outs in Teheran's 5.1 innings and struck out three times. Three of the five hits he allowed came in the first inning.
The Braves broke the 1-1 tie in the fifth when David Ross's RBI single scored Martin Prado. Jack Wilson's leadoff double in the seventh chased Gee from the game; he allowed four hits and struck out six, walking two. Wilson scored on a sacrifice fly from Chipper Jones to give the Braves a 3-1 lead.
A home run by David Ross in the ninth extended the lead to 4-1, then after a Michael Bourn triple, Chipper Jones doubled him in. The double was Chipper's 2,600th hit of his career. Anthony Varvaro finished off the Mets with a scoreless bottom of the ninth, clinching Teheran's first major-league win in his third start.
The Braves pushed their lead in the Wild Card back to 7.5 games with a crucial series in St. Louis this weekend.
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The David Ross AND Chipper Jones Show
that would be a really cool episode.
Go Braves. Fuck the Mets…. And that cowbell. I got a fever… and the only prescription… is more Braves.
"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
~
Gaby Sanchez - 1, Nyjer Morgan - 0
by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Sep 8, 2011 11:46 PM EDT reply actions
Nice job. The offense finally came through. Congrats to July on his first ML win. He deserved it. Many more to come. Hope we keep it up in the St Louis series. We need to find some constistancy
God has to bruise you before he use you. So you'll be sensitive to his touch.
by ArmyITSpec on Sep 8, 2011 11:48 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
For the record
Chipper’s homer was listed at 357 feet. This simply cannot be true. Surely that’s a type and they meant 457, right?!
It was a particularly small egg...thats why I asked.
by thenightstallion on Sep 8, 2011 11:59 PM EDT reply actions
Right
That's the thing about baseball, no time clock. Anything is possible until the last out.
by BravesFaninAZ on Sep 9, 2011 12:43 AM EDT up reply actions
Not even close
The ball landed less 340 feet from home plate, and as a towering fly ball it was descending quite quickly. It would have been a homer in any stadium in the majors because of where it was hit and the ball flight, but if you think that was anything close to 457 feet, you just don’t understand how ball flight works.
citi field is supposedly huge, so unless he pulled it right down the line and barely snuck it out i would assume somethings wrong
Proud perpetrator of yelling "Money MIke" at Oracle Arena since Dunleavy's trade to the Pacers.
Fredi was masterful today. He always pulls them out of these ruts when the players start executing.
by Treidof on Sep 9, 2011 12:15 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Fredi
finally put the right lineup out there today. If we can role with that line-up our offense is going to be solid. I’ve questioned alot of his moves…but he did good today.
by ultimaterebfan on Sep 9, 2011 12:36 AM EDT up reply actions
I came to an interesting conclusion...
about Fredi G recently. He’s not as much a Manager than he is a Leader. Most people give the guy crap for tactical moves…but he can improve that over time. It’s much harder to improve the leadership…
by TBuzz on Sep 9, 2011 12:41 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
This means
what, exactly? He’s gung-ho? Makes the players want to win?
"The Braves could use [Loney] at first base to help back up Freddie Freeman, and in return the Dodgers could get Tommy Hanson from the Braves."
My guess...
Short answer: He’s better at managing players than games.
-C
It’s rough to sit through these games and not have someone that can’t hit a Ball?
That sounds kind of familiar.
If we can land [Stephen Drew], I will give FW a bj.
~justincredubil02
by king of games on Sep 9, 2011 1:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Fredi used EOF twice in one day after NOT using him when he would’ve been useful, presumably for rest reasons.
It was almost a disaster but Wilson saved everyone’s ass.
Are you kidding me?
by Ivan the Great on Sep 9, 2011 7:35 AM EDT up reply actions
I think our rookies are more deserving...
of starting our playoff games than Huddy or Lowe at this point. I might be harsh on Huddy right now, granted, but they need to can that “experience” BS and go with the best pitchers available.
Sure, Barry Zito’s feelings got hurt last year but what was the result?
by TBuzz on Sep 9, 2011 12:32 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Huh?
Huddy is our best pitcher available
"You come at the king, you best not miss."
by a hooter's baby on Sep 9, 2011 12:39 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah
“might” be harsh
Huddy and Lowe aren’t in the same category. Huddy is the Ace.
"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
~
Gaby Sanchez - 1, Nyjer Morgan - 0
by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Sep 9, 2011 12:40 AM EDT up reply actions
I might be jaded by some bad recent starts by our SPs…youre right Huddy doesn’t supersize the damage with 6 BBs like Lowe does. But it’s not likely we’ll have JJ, and the same with Hanson.
by TBuzz on Sep 9, 2011 12:45 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
It is a shame about JJ. Before re-injuring his knee this year he was masterful at leaving men on base. A healthy JJ would give up a much better chance in the postseason.
There is a league average strand rate. Most pitchers over time regress to that.
JJ was getting lucky. He doesn’t miss enough bats to be a #1 or #2.
"The Braves could use [Loney] at first base to help back up Freddie Freeman, and in return the Dodgers could get Tommy Hanson from the Braves."
They can can the experience BS
and go with the best pitcher available, who also has a lot of experience.
Tim Hudson. Braves will not make it out of the DS without him.
"Jason Heyward was a Greek philosopher reincarnated as a baseball player." - Don Sutton
Just frustrated people chill out...
by TBuzz on Sep 9, 2011 12:46 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
This line-up could go a long way. People are finally more-or-less where they can pwn. I’m all for letting Wilson get some games in at short. Let Alex get a series off. Props to him for when he does hit, but a few days off could only help him.
"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
~
Gaby Sanchez - 1, Nyjer Morgan - 0
by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Sep 9, 2011 12:39 AM EDT reply actions
Today in Haiku:
Teheran wins his first
Kimbrel with another save
David Ross is Boss
(since I’ve heard JT’s name pronounced Tay-ron and Tay-hay-ron, you could remove his to make the syllables correct)
"Jason Heyward was a Greek philosopher reincarnated as a baseball player." - Don Sutton
Momentum is back
Now beat up LaRussa’s team
Put it out of reach
by TBuzz on Sep 9, 2011 12:48 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
You all suck
Traditional haiku consist of 17 on (also known as morae), in three phrases of 5, 7 and 5 on respectively.
That according to wikipedia, you have all failed your poetry assignments by not using the correct number of words in your Haiku’s. It does however go on to say modern Haiku’s are not likely to follow the traditional route. so screw me!
"I Farted" - Me, everday
Haiku are about syllables, not words. Hence everyone above being careful to keep a 5-7-5 syllable pattern.
by Ivan the Great on Sep 9, 2011 10:00 AM EDT up reply actions
Go to the box for 2 minutes
and feel shame.
"Jason Heyward was a Greek philosopher reincarnated as a baseball player." - Don Sutton
by UMDBHIK on Sep 9, 2011 11:09 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
/clicks fingers
Morton hit Heyward with an offspeed pitch. Early indication is that the baseball survived the impact.
This is more like it
waaay better than that debacle in Philliy.
That's the thing about baseball, no time clock. Anything is possible until the last out.
Time to smoke the Cards.
That's the thing about baseball, no time clock. Anything is possible until the last out.
That was fun
Nearly 8 hours spent at the ballpark to watch 18 innings and TWO Braves wins.
by LEastCoastBears on Sep 9, 2011 1:30 AM EDT via iPhone app reply actions
MVHSBBALL WANTS TO INVADE CHASE FIELD.
"It's not about me, it's about the team." - Martin Prado
Twitter: @scottcoleman55
by Scott Coleman on Sep 9, 2011 2:54 AM EDT up reply actions
Didn't they lose both games you were there for?
No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.
They’ve lost like 8 of the last 10 games I’ve seen in Phoenix … still won’t stop me!
"It's not about me, it's about the team." - Martin Prado
Twitter: @scottcoleman55
by Scott Coleman on Sep 9, 2011 1:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Right there with you bro.
If we can land [Stephen Drew], I will give FW a bj.
~justincredubil02
by king of games on Sep 9, 2011 1:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Wilson over Sea Bass?
Like what I’ve seen so far from Jack. His defensive #s are on par with Gonzo, and any other bat has to be an improvement. Gonzo is near the bottom of the league in WPA (-2.5 last time I checked)…
It's Worth Noting...
The Diamondbacks are now just 1.5 games behind the Brewers. If the Diamondbacks take the #2 seed, that changes things significantly as they would face the Braves in the NLDS and the Brewers would face the Phillies.
I think the Braves matchup much better against the Diamondbacks. They just swept them in a three-game series two weeks ago. They did sweep the Brewers in a four-game series, but that was the first week of May. The Brewers were underachieving badly at the time, had literally just gotten Zack Grienke back, and didn’t have Corey Hart. Even then, that underachieving team without Greinke or Hart handed the Braves their ass in the second series of the season.
I feel better with Braves vs. D-Backs. The D-Backs don’t have nearly the offense that the Brewers have. D-Backs also have weaker middle relief than the Brewers. Let the Phillies and Brewers pound each other in the NLDS.
The Braves have to win the wildcard first
Let’s see how we do against the Cardinals in their stadium. After the debacle in Philly. I do not trust these Braves to not make it interesting.
The Cardinals
Have to sweep us.
They won’t.
"Don't go ninja'n nobody that don't need ninja'n!" ~ Kung Fu Hillbilly.
Gonzalez – “we need starters to go deeper in the games”
and then he pinch hits for Teheran when the kid was rolling.
Good winz
"I Farted" - Me, everday
really? Kid has pitched alot of innings this year. And we will need him throughout post. Screw complete games right now. We just need wins. 6 innings works.
"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
~
Gaby Sanchez - 1, Nyjer Morgan - 0
by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Sep 9, 2011 8:22 AM EDT up reply actions
The other side of that coin
is that maybe we should be hopeful to not have to rely on O’Ventbrel down the stretch so they may be sharp in the playoffs. We’ll need them throughout post as well.
"Jason Heyward was a Greek philosopher reincarnated as a baseball player." - Don Sutton
I'm with you
really for the last two weeks if any of them pitch in back-to-back days or in a game we aren’t leading I am going to scream.
those three are the only chance this team has of doing anything special this post season.
good bounce back from the philly series, hope we end this trip on a high note against the cards
ESPN can give the Philthies all the verbal BJs they want, Braves will still clinch the east!
by suicide bunting is a sin on Sep 9, 2011 8:41 AM EDT reply actions
Chipper had a pretty decent day ...
let’s see: plays both games of the doubleheader when the team is scuffling for needed wins; goes 3 for 9, with 2 runs, 2 doubles, 1 homer, and 3 RBI; pushes his OPS up to .840 – second on the team behind Heap’s .843, and his highest level (I do believe) since the 2008 season; passes Rogers Hornby into sole possession of 31st place on the all-time XBH list; ties Carl Yastrzemski for 33rd on the HR list; ties Willie McCovey for 40th on the RBI list; and racks up career hit 2,600 (81st player ever to do so). Not too bad at all.
Bonus factoid: his next 4 doubles will move him up into ties, sequentially, with Willie Mays (39th), Ken Griffey, Jr. (38th), Ted Williams (37th), and Dave Parker (36th).
Wow, he's just an awful player, nowadays. He should retire.
"Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that." George Carlin
by DolphinNation on Sep 9, 2011 9:42 AM EDT up reply actions
That's all?
Man, what a bum. Hope he retires after this year.
No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.
Another one of these this weekend would be nice :-)
~ "The NL - where our pitchers do more than just play with their balls." ~
Question...
Do you make all those graphics yourself or do you just add the Braves logos to vectors that were already made? Either way, I enjoy all of your work and always look for them in the posts. :) Fine job there!
by WeStillHaveBobby on Sep 9, 2011 11:27 AM EDT up reply actions
Was this a sweep?
Didn’t we lose game one of the series?
If this is considered a sweep, due to the games against other teams between game one and the doubleheader, do the Mets get credit for sweeping us in a one-game series?
Either way, sweeping the doubleheader was just what the doctor ordered.
"Don't go ninja'n nobody that don't need ninja'n!" ~ Kung Fu Hillbilly.
They kept saying on air last night that we “swept” the Double-Header.
So, I took that opportunity to celebrate (looking for ANY silver lining these days)
Technically, we did lose the first game of the 3 game set.
~ "The NL - where our pitchers do more than just play with their balls." ~
Still won the series
and that’s the important thing.
"Jason Heyward was a Greek philosopher reincarnated as a baseball player." - Don Sutton
No...
You’re right, we did sweep the doubleheader. I love that graphic, for it is only used when really good things happen.
I am merely curious if these games are still considered part of the original, three-game series, from a record book standpoint. I honestly don’t know.
"Don't go ninja'n nobody that don't need ninja'n!" ~ Kung Fu Hillbilly.
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