With the bases loaded and the Cardinals holding onto a slim one run lead, Casey Kotchman marched to the plate. Kotchman, who was 3-for-3 at that point with a double, was the Braves best hope to either tie the game or take the lead, instead he skied a pop fly that ended the inning. And with that, another solid start by Jair Jurrjens was wasted.
After giving up a single to Skip Schumacher to open the game, Jurrjens struck out Rick Ankiel and Albert Pujols before allowing consecutive singles to Ryan Ludwick and Chris Duncan which scored Schumacher and gave the Cards an early 1-0 advantage. St. Louis tacked on a run in the second but the Braves pushed back, collecting a run off of a David Ross double which scored Kotchman. But St. Louis put the game out of reach in the seventh inning, when reliever Peter Moylan gave up a single to Ankiel which scored pitcher Joel Pinero to make the score 3-1. Jeff Francoeur’s RBI sacrifice fly a half inning later was too little too late as Atlanta fell to the Cards, 3-2.
The Braves look to even up the series tonight with Jo-Jo Reyes taking on the Card’s Kyle Lohse.
News&Notes: Brian McCann will test his vision when he heads to a two game rehab start with Class A Myrtle Beach on Tuesday. Mac has been fitted with a new set of contact lenses...Tom Glavine's return to the Braves rotation is not a 100% done deal but neither is his chances of retiring before the end of the season.
After giving up a single to Skip Schumacher to open the game, Jurrjens struck out Rick Ankiel and Albert Pujols before allowing consecutive singles to Ryan Ludwick and Chris Duncan which scored Schumacher and gave the Cards an early 1-0 advantage. St. Louis tacked on a run in the second but the Braves pushed back, collecting a run off of a David Ross double which scored Kotchman. But St. Louis put the game out of reach in the seventh inning, when reliever Peter Moylan gave up a single to Ankiel which scored pitcher Joel Pinero to make the score 3-1. Jeff Francoeur’s RBI sacrifice fly a half inning later was too little too late as Atlanta fell to the Cards, 3-2.
The Braves look to even up the series tonight with Jo-Jo Reyes taking on the Card’s Kyle Lohse.
News&Notes: Brian McCann will test his vision when he heads to a two game rehab start with Class A Myrtle Beach on Tuesday. Mac has been fitted with a new set of contact lenses...Tom Glavine's return to the Braves rotation is not a 100% done deal but neither is his chances of retiring before the end of the season.
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