Jurrjens Beat Up By Nats

Written by Jonathan on March 22, 2008 – 7:39 pm

So we made it into town last night (and I use the term “night” very loosely as we settled into our hotel room around 5 in the morning) to enjoy a couple days of spring training before the team heads back to Atlanta to kick off the regular season.  The next time we schedule a weekend road trip, maybe I’ll actually take into consideration the holidays that might be going on that weekend.

The Braves faced off against the Nationals at Space Coast Stadium this afternoon and we got to see our first in-person glimpse of the preseason Braves with Jair Jurrjens taking the mound.  Jurrjens started the game without much doing for either team, but faltered as he Rue and Frank Wren, March 22, 2008.pitched into the start of the 6th inning.  He finished out his day issuing 10 hits and 4 runs in 5 innings of work.  At this point, he still appears to be the front-runner for the 5th rotation spot, but here’s hoping that he can get his stuff together for a little more consistency as we head into the regular season.

In other pitching for the Braves, Soriano pitched an inning, issuing one hit and striking out two.  Peter Moylan also pitched a hitless inning.  The Braves attempted to mount a rally in the top of the 9th.  Trailing by 3 with two runners on and two outs, Joe Borchard flied out to center to end the comeback attempt for the Braves, falling in a 4-1 loss.

But in the end, the day was not a complete loss.  Rue got her monthly picture with Frank Wren to continue building the collection.


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