Archive for April, 2009

One aspect, more than any other, that has plagued the 2009 Atlanta Braves during the first month of the season has been consistency.
April has really been an anomaly for the Braves (10-11).
After beginning the season with such high hopes following the conclusion of the first week of the month with a 5-1 record, the stagnant [...]

Add another concern to the suddenly growing list of worries for Braves pitcher Kenshin Kawakami.
Manager Bobby Cox has decided to give the right-hander three additional days to rest his sore shoulder that has developed fatigue. Kawakami (1-3, 7.06 ERA) was scheduled to start Saturday’s game against the Houston Astros, but will instead take the mound [...]

Take away one dreadful inning and Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Javier Vazquez would have had yet another gem.
The dreaded fifth inning turned into a nightmare awfully quick for the right-hander, as he surrendered four runs on six hits in the frame, propelling the Cardinals (15-7) to the series win.
Vazquez (2-2) allowed four run-scoring singles in [...]

GAME PREVIEW
St. Louis Cardinals (14-7) at Atlanta Braves (10-10)
Pitching matchup: Adam Wainwright (2-0, 2.70 ERA) vs. Javier Vazquez (2-1, 2.63 ERA)
Time: 7:05 p.m. EDT
Location: Turner Field, Atlanta
TV: Peachtree TV Radio: 640 WGST
Weather: Partly Cloudy, 78 degrees
Twitter: Tomahawk Take
It took eight innings for the Atlanta Braves (10-10) to get on the scoreboard last night, but [...]

It took a little more than seven innings, but the Atlanta Braves (10-10) made the Cardinals pitching staff pay dearly for their mistakes.
Down a run in the eighth inning with two outs, the Braves loaded the bases when St. Louis (14-7) reliever Kyle McClellan (1-1) walked right fielder Jeff Francoeur — McClellan’s third walk of [...]

GAME PREVIEW
St. Louis Cardinals (14-6) at Atlanta Braves (9-10) at
Pitching matchup: Kyle Lohse (3-0, 2.42 ERA) vs. J0-Jo Reyes (0-1, 7.94 ERA)
Time: 7:05 p.m. EDT
Location: Turner Field, Atlanta
TV: Peachtree TV Radio: 640 WGST
Weather: Partly Cloudy, 77 degrees
Twitter: Tomahawk Take
One thing, more than anything else, has kept the Atlanta Braves (9-10) afloat this season — [...]

Just when everybody thought Tom Glavine’s career was in peril, the left-hander told reporters on Monday that he’s not quite done.
After saying he would ponder retirement if his shoulder wasn’t any better two weeks ago, Glavine is attempting to give it one more try.
“I’m less emotional than I was two weeks ago,” Glavine told the [...]

No matter how well Jair Jurrjens has pitched in his last three start, the elusive “W” has found a way to evade the right-handed hurler.
Tonight was no different.
Jurrjens (2-2) tossed six strong innings, allowing two earned runs on six hits — all singles — but still was tagged with the loss. He endured a taxing [...]

GAME PREVIEW
St. Louis Cardinals (13-6) at Atlanta Braves (9-9) at
Pitching matchup: Joel Pineiro (3-0, 4.12 ERA) vs. Jair Jurrjens (2-1, 1.42 ERA)
Time: 7:05 p.m. EDT
Location: Turner Field, Atlanta
TV: Peachtree TV/ESPN Radio: 640 WGST
Weather: Partly Cloudy, 78 degrees
Twitter: Tomahawk Take
Things didn’t quite go as planned for the Atlanta Braves (9-9) in yesterday afternoon’s series finale [...]

So much for a sweep.
The Atlanta Braves (9-9) had their broomsticks handed to them on Sunday afternoon.
With a dominant effort from Cincinnati starter Micah Owings and a three-hit game from Jay Bruce, the Reds (10-8) were able to salvage a series win.
After not allowing a hit through the first three innings, Atlanta starter Kenshin Kawakami [...]