Braves 7, Pirates 6
Nearly five hours after Chipper Jones drilled a two run homer, David Ross delivered a walk-off single that scored Jeff Francoeur and ended a marathon 15 inning game. The Braves jumped off to an early 5-1 lead thanks to homeruns by Jones, Brian McCann and Nate McLouth. But a shaky outing by Braves reliever Peter Moylan allowed the Pirates to tie the game in the seventh and eventually force extra innings.
As it turned out, it was that same bullpen that was able to keep the Braves in the game, as Rafael Soriano, Manny Acosta and Kris Melden all recorded multiple scoreless innings in the final seven frames. Then with the bases loaded in the 15th, Ross, who replaced Brian McCann in the 13th inning, hit a grounder to SS Jack Wilson who threw to the third-base side of home plate, forcing backstop Jason Jaramillo to take his foot off the plate and allowed Francoeur to score safely.
More importantly than taking advantage of an off night by the Phillies and Mets, Braves skipper Bobby Cox was able to notch his 2,000 career win as manager. Upon hearing the news of his achievement Cox said:
“All it means is that you’re getting old and you’ve been around too long.”
Typical Bobby!
News&Notes: The Braves have the #7 pick in the draft today. But just who will they pick is still a mystery...Brian McCann is second in All-Star voting, while Chipper in sitting in third behind the Mets' David Wrigth and the Nats' Ryan Zimmerman. Don't forget to vote here.
Nearly five hours after Chipper Jones drilled a two run homer, David Ross delivered a walk-off single that scored Jeff Francoeur and ended a marathon 15 inning game. The Braves jumped off to an early 5-1 lead thanks to homeruns by Jones, Brian McCann and Nate McLouth. But a shaky outing by Braves reliever Peter Moylan allowed the Pirates to tie the game in the seventh and eventually force extra innings.
As it turned out, it was that same bullpen that was able to keep the Braves in the game, as Rafael Soriano, Manny Acosta and Kris Melden all recorded multiple scoreless innings in the final seven frames. Then with the bases loaded in the 15th, Ross, who replaced Brian McCann in the 13th inning, hit a grounder to SS Jack Wilson who threw to the third-base side of home plate, forcing backstop Jason Jaramillo to take his foot off the plate and allowed Francoeur to score safely.
More importantly than taking advantage of an off night by the Phillies and Mets, Braves skipper Bobby Cox was able to notch his 2,000 career win as manager. Upon hearing the news of his achievement Cox said:
“All it means is that you’re getting old and you’ve been around too long.”
Typical Bobby!
News&Notes: The Braves have the #7 pick in the draft today. But just who will they pick is still a mystery...Brian McCann is second in All-Star voting, while Chipper in sitting in third behind the Mets' David Wrigth and the Nats' Ryan Zimmerman. Don't forget to vote here.
(Photo: AP)
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