Atlanta Braves News: The Morning Chop, Box Score, Gwinnett Braves
By Jeff Schafer
Tomahawk Take Editor’s Note: If you’re a fan of pitching, don’t look at this box score. Both of the Atlanta Braves and the Chicago Cubs starting pitchers weren’t able to get out of the 5th inning on Saturday and they gave up a combined 10 runs. The Braves had a 7-3 lead in the 5th inning, but weren’t able to hold on to the lead. The bullpen gave up three runs in the final three innings to lose the game and the sixth in a row.
Braves lose 9-7
| Batting | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | PA | BA | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Markakis RF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .297 | .366 | .376 |
| Cameron Maybin CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .277 | .339 | .398 |
| Freddie Freeman 1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .285 | .347 | .492 |
| A.J. Pierzynski C | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .294 | .336 | .426 |
| Adonis Garcia 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .237 | .250 | .423 |
| Edwin Jackson P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Nick Swisher LF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .200 | .266 | .362 |
| Jace Peterson 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .241 | .315 | .341 |
| Andrelton Simmons SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .261 | .324 | .337 |
| Williams Perez P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .100 | .143 | .100 |
| Peter Moylan P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jonny Gomes PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .209 | .318 | .330 |
| Matt Marksberry P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Pedro Ciriaco 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .269 | .268 | .380 |
| Team Totals | 39 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 39 | .282 | .282 | .538 |
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williams Perez | 4.2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4.76 |
| Peter Moylan | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.86 |
| Matt Marksberry, BS (2) | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5.73 |
| Edwin Jackson, L (2-2) | 1.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.19 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 10.12 |
Montero, Soler homer in 8th to lift Cubs over Braves 9-7
Tomahawk Take Editor’s Note: The Braves lost their sixth game in a row on Saturday and will be in line for a second sweep in a row on Sunday. The Braves were able to get some offense going on Saturday as they had 11 hits and seven runs. Nick Swisher hit two home runs – from different sides of the plate. A.J. Pierzynski went 3-4 with two-RBI’s. The Cubs are in contention for the NL Wild Card spot and are currently playing great baseball.
"Miguel Montero and Jorge Soler broke a tie with back-to-back solo homers to start the eighth inning, and the Cubs overcame homers from both sides of the plate by Nick Swisher in a 9-7, comeback win against the Atlanta Braves – their third straight.Montero and Soler both lofted balls into the left field basket off former Cub Edwin Jackson (2-2), sending Atlanta to its sixth straight loss.A steady southeast wind was blowing across Wrigley Field from the right field corner to left. It helped both teams, but aided the Cubs – who also got homers from Anthony Rizzo and Addison Russell – a little more."
Bethancourt has big game as G-Braves win 10-2
Tomahawk Take Editor’s Note: The Gwinnett Braves are currently still in the hunt for the 2015 International League playoffs. Right now, they are 7 games back from the South divisional lead and 2.5 games back from the Wild Card spot. With all the turnover that Gwinnett has had this year, a playoff burst would be a great achievement for the team.
"The G-Braves (69-58) go for a four-game sweep of Louisville today at 2:05 p.m. before starting a three-game series at Charlotte on Monday.Bethancourt’s four-hit game included a double and matched the catcher’s career high. Daniel Castro had three hits and three RBIs as G-Braves banged out 16 hits.Right-hander Victor Mateo (2-2) benefited from the offensive outburst as a shaky start, completing his six-inning outing by retiring the final 12 batters he faced."