Matt Diaz picked a good time to get his only hit of the game as he singled in Yunel Escobar in the ninth inning as the Atlanta Braves beat the San Diego Padres 5-4 on Thursday afternoon.  The Braves scored four runs in the the final four innings to complete the comeback.

Manny Acosta improved to 1-1 on the season as he picked up the win.  Starting pitcher Jo-Jo Reyes only lasted 2 2/3 innings as he gave up five hits and two runs.  Reyes had to leave the game in the third inning with a blister on his left hand.

Buddy Carlyle left the game in the fifth inning but not before he gave up one run.  Jorge Campillo pitched 1 1/3 innings as he gave up run as well.  After that the Braves bullpen locked down and held the Padres scoreless.

Greg Norton led the Braves with two rbi in the game.  Mark Teixeira and Diaz both had one rbi in the game for the Bravs.

It was a great come back rally for the Braves who improved to 18-15 with the win.  Braves Blog

The Atlanta Braves picked up a big win Thursday night as they beat the Florida Marlins 7-4.  The Braves record is now 11-11 on the season. Hopefully they can get over the .500 hump and pick up another win tomorrow against the Marlins.

Jeff Francoeur led the Braves as he had three RBI.  Matt Diaz had two RBI in the game as well.  Chipper Jones hit a solo home run in the second inning.  Mark Teixeira also had a RBI in the game for the Braves.

Chuck James tossed five innings to pick up the win.  James allowed four runs on five hits.  Jorge Campillo and Manny Acosta both tossed two inning to finish off the Marlins.

It was a good win for the Braves, and I look for them to have another good game tomorrow.

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The Atlanta Braves got shutout by the Washington Nationals by the score of 6-0 on Tuesday night.  The Braves were only down 1-0 heading into the ninth inning, but the Nationals scored five runs in the ninth inning to put the game out of reach for the Braves.

The Braves hitters could never get the big hit to score any runs against the Nationals pitching staff.  Yunel Escobar and Matt Diaz both went 2-4 for in the game, but that was about all the offense that the Braves had in the game.

John Smoltz took the loss for the Braves after pitching seven innings.  Smoltz gave up seven hits and one earned run while striking out ten Nationals.  Smoltz became the 16th pitcher in major league history to reach 3,000 career strikeouts in the game.  Jorge Campillo gave up five runs in relief for the Braves.  Just a terrible outing by Campillo who needed to keep the game close so the Braves had a shot at coming back.

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The Atlanta Braves lost to the Florida Marlins 6-5 on Wednesday night as their record dropped to 5-9 n the season.  The Braves just can’t seem to catch  any breaks and get on a good winning streak so far this season.  They are really struggling but I still think they will turn things around before it gets to late into the season.

Tim Hudson had a terrible outing for the Bravs as he only lated three innings and gave up four runs on six hits.  Jorge Campillo did a good job for the next three innings as he didn’t allow any runs but then Jeff Bennett came into the game and gave up three runs in one inning of action.  Blaine Boyer pitched the last inning of the game and did a pretty good job as he didn’t allow a run.

Yunel Escobar hit a two-run home run for the Braves but also grounded into three double plays.  Brian McCann and Matt Diaz both had one RBI each.

Do Braves fans think the this team can turn it around and get back into things? Let us know by leaving a comment!

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