Braves Down Cardinals 12-5

Written by Colin on March 9, 2008 – 10:01 pm

Tim Hudson was strong in his start today against the St. Louis Cardinals.  Though he gave up two unearned runs, he only gave up 3 hits in four innings.  Scott Thorman led the offensive charge with 4 RBIs and a three run homer.  Matt Diaz helped out as well with three hits in three at-bats, with 1 RBI.  Josh Anderson, fighting for an outfield slot, helped his case with a two for five effort, knocking in three runs and tacking on a stolen base.

Backing up Hudson, Peter Moylan pitched an inning to test out his elbow soreness - and did a great job, striking out one in a perfect inning.  Manny Acosta closed the game out with a scoreless inning, and Chris Resop contributed two scoreless innings with two strikeouts, giving up two hits.

We’ll continue our Yunel Escobar soapbox by mentioning his 1-3 effort with one run scored.  That leaves him at a petty .520 batting average this preseason.  Another one of our favorite infield prospects, Brent Lillibridge, continued to impress with  one hit and an RBI after taking over for Chipper at third base.  If you don’t know about Lillibridge, look him up.  He came to Atlanta, along with Mike Gonzalez, from the Pirates in exchange for Adam LaRoche, and he’s a good prospect at that.

Next up is the Cardinals again - with Jair Jurrjens hoping to continue his very impressive start.  We’ll keep a close eye on the game and keep you updated.

Tags: Brent Lillibridge, Chipper Jones, Josh Anderson, Matt Diaz, Peter Moylan, Preseason, Scott Thorman, Tim Hudson, Yunel Escobar
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