Reds halt Braves hot streak

Reds 8, Braves 2

The good news, Atlanta was on a three game win streak. The bad news, it ended on Sunday with the Reds 8-2 blow out victory. Cincinnati avoided the sweep with a killer fifth inning in which they scored six runs, including Jay Bruce’s second two run blast of the day. Bruce also went deep in the fourth inning to give Cincinnati an early 2-0 lead.

Atlanta attempted a late game comeback led by back-up catcher David Ross, who hit a solo shot in the seventh inning, but it was too little too late. Brandon Jones – getting the start in place of the injured Garrett Anderson - drove in the Braves’ other run an inning later.

I knew it was going to take Kenshin Kawakami some time to acclimate himself in the US, but it would be nice if he would stop being horrible and just move onto mediocre. Mediocre gets you 10 wins a season right?

News&Notes: Yunel Escobar remained hot, driving in four runs on Saturday in the Braves, 10-2 rout of the Reds…The Braves placed Garrett Anderson on the DL with a strained left thigh. The move was made retroactive to April 20. To fill his spot, Atlanta called up Brandon Jones from Triple-A Gwinnett…Jeff Locke, a pitcher on the Braves single-A affiliate Myrtle Beach Pelicans, took a no-hitter into the seventh. The Pelicans, unfortunately, gave up a two run lead, falling to the Salem Red Sox, 3-2. Yup that seems about right…Note: tonight’s game against the Cardinals will be on ESPN. (subject to blackouts)
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