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Cold, Rain To Open Colorado Series
April 7, 2008 – 8:03 pmLooks to be a cold, possibly wet, night in Denver as the Braves (3-3) open up their series against the Rockies (1-5). We’ll get a better idea of the conditions for the game once TV coverage starts, but The Weather Channel is showing gametime temperatures from 37-42 degrees and intermittent rain/snow. Wind chills look to be around 30-32 degrees. With conditions like these, it appears to be a good idea that Smoltz changed his first start to be in Atlanta yesterday instead of tonight.
Because of that change, Tom Glavine (0-0, 1.80) will take the start for the Braves against Aaron Cook (0-1, 6.00) for the Rockies. Glavine has had some past success at Coors Field, as the only pitcher to throw more than one shutout in the stadium. Unfortunately for the Braves, the last one of those was more than 10 years ago in 1997. For the Rockies, Aaron Cook’s looking to put in a better performance than his first start, where he gave up 6 runs in 6 innings of work.
The Rockies’ bats have looked a little flat thus far this season, but we know that the offense is capable of producing big numbers. It’s only a matter of time before they break out of their slump. The Braves offense appears in mid-season form, but still has a lot of up-and-down streaky moments. Is tonight the night for the Rockies’ offense to shine? Or will the Braves keep the strong pitching and offensive numbers going to make it three in a row?
Tags: Aaron Cook, Colorado Rockies, Tom Glavine
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By Jonathan on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
Can’t decide if it would be more miserable to be at the misting rain game on Saturday like we were or out in the freezing cold at Coors tonight. We’re about 7 minutes away from the game getting under way. Good way to spend a Monday evening if you ask me.
By Jonathan on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
First pitch, let’s go
I’m looking for Tex to take it to Aaron Cook tonight.
Kelly Johnson for a quick groundout to second. Don’t expect batters to want to spend too much time in the box tonight.
By Jonathan on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
Yunel sends a 3-1 pitch to right for a line drive single. Good start to the inning with Chipper at the plate.
Chipper drives one to left center. One hops to the wall at the 390 mark. RBI double for Chipper.
1-0 Braves.
By Jonathan on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
Tex is up…two quick strikes on the outside. Broken-bat fly to center for the second out. I’m still looking for Tex to take it to Cook.
By Jonathan on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
McCann also breaks his bat and flies to center. Easy catch for Taveras and the Rockies are out of the inning. Good to see the Braves cracking the scoreboard early.
1-0 Braves into the bottom of the first.
By Jonathan on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
Impressive throws by McCann and Escobar to take care of the first two batters for the Rockies. Todd Helton at the plate.
Soft grounder to Yunel, 1-2-3 inning and Glavine retires the side on only 8 pitches. That’s what I like to see!
By Jonathan on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
Francoeur flies out to second…kind of…much better play for the right fielder.
Kotsay grounds the first pitch to second for an out.
Diaz drives one deep to right, for out number three. 1-2-3, Cook with only 4 pitches in the 2nd.
By Brandon on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
This game is flying by so far! It would be nice to come away with a quick win though, since its so cold!
By Jonathan on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
I agree Brandon. We need to put a little more strain on the Rockies’ pitching than that inning however. Hopefully Glavine can keep that strong first inning going.
By Jonathan on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
Holliday flies out to center with Kotsay calling off Francoeur for the catch.
Atkins with an easy fly to center for Kotsay as well. Quick outs….I like that.
Brad Hawpe at the plate for the Rockies and drops a single into short right field. Colorado has their first base runner of the night.
By Travis on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
hi everyone
By Brandon on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
whats up travis, Glavine still ptiching efficiently!
By Jonathan on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
Torrealba grounds one towards the middle, KJ grabs it, steps on second and we’re out of the inning.
1-0 Braves after 2. Glavine’s thrown 21 pitches to Cook’s 20. Definitely shaping up to be a fast game with those kind of numbers.
By Travis on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
Thats good im glad to see smoltz beat The mets and Santana
By Jonathan on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
Good evening, Travis. Glad to have you along. Time to start a long road trip here.
By Jonathan on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
I don’t think there’s a Braves fan out there that wasn’t happy to see that one yesterday. Definitely a great game. Even got a little bit of a sunburn from it. Much different than the rainy game on Saturday.
By Travis on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
Maybe that game yesterday will make some of the mets fans shutup about santana being unhittable
By Jonathan on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
I wouldn’t count on that too much, Travis. Mets fans will be high on the guy all season. Reason enough though, he had a solid outing yesterday. We were better however.
By Travis on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
yeah im not holding my breath on them shutting their mouths i agree that santanta is good but smoltz and hudson are just as good and smoltz proved that
By Jonathan on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
Glavine grounds out to third for out number one.
Kelly Johnson strikes out and Yunel rolls one to third. 1-2-3 for the Braves again.
By Jonathan on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
Man, quick game tonight. I go to the kitchen for 10 minutes and missed an entire inning. We’re halfway done with the 4th already. 1-0 Braves.
By Jonathan on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
Glavine walks Helton to lead off the bottom of the 4th.
Holliday dribbles one back at Glavine. Gets the lead runner but can’t turn the double play. Runner on first with 1 out.
By Jonathan on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
6-4-3 double play and the Braves are out of the inning.
1-0 Braves after 4.
By Brandon on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
Lookin Good! Glavine needs more runs!
By Jonathan on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
Glavine’s thrown 41 pitches through 4 innings. Can’t ask for much more on the pitching front. Unfortunately, Aaron Cook’s right on the same track.
By Jonathan on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
Kotsay walks with 1 out in the inning. Diaz chops one to short. No play at second, Diaz out at first. Kotsay on second with two outs.
Glavine at the plate trying to help himself out a little bit. Tommy fouls a few away down the right field line before grounding out to short. Kotsay stranded at second.
By Brandon on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
Our bullpen could really use some rest, if Glavine keeps up the good work.
By Jonathan on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
Escobar heads to shallow left to take care of the leadoff pop fly. 1 out.
Torrealba grounds to Chipper. A quick 2 down.
Glavine strikes out Nix looking with a great changeup. First K of the night for Tommy. Glav’s thrown 51 pitches through 5.
By Jonathan on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
Kelly Johnson with a hard grounder to short. 1 out. Yunel chops one back to the mound. Cook almost pulls Helton off the bag, but he manages to get the out. 2 down.
Chipper rolls one to second. Another quick inning for Cook.
By Brandon on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
I liked the grin on Cooks face after Glavine went from 0-2 to 3-2 against him
By Jonathan on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
Cook up to lead off the 6th and runs the count full on Glavine. He strikes him out with a changeup for the second K of the night.
Taveras has the count at 2-2. Got him looking. That’s 3 straight Ks for Glavine.
By Jonathan on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
Almost as good as the one on Glavine’s face as Cook sat down with his strikeout.
By Jonathan on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
Glavine walks Tulowitzki. Looks like he threw him all changeups in that at-bat.
Todd Helton at the plate with a runner on first and Glavine’s ahead of him 0-2 quickly. Tommy’s working the corners a little trying to get Helton to chase, 2-2 count.
Glavine walks him. Runners on 1st and 2nd for Holliday.
By Jonathan on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
Holliday chases one and flies out to center. Inning over. 1-0 Braves headed to the 7th.
Glavine had to do a little more work that inning. He’s up to 78 pitches.
By Jonathan on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
Quick 1-2-3 inning for the Braves. 7th inning stretch.
By Jonathan on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
Atkins singles to lead off the inning. Hopefully we can see Tommy make it through this inning unscathed. I’d say he’s done by the end of this inning. He’s slated to bat third and Moylan’s up in the bullpen.
By Jonathan on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
Slow ball to first. Teixeira gets the lead runner.
Glavine’s done for the night. 6.1 IP, 3 H, 3 K, 3 BB. No runs so far but he’s responsible for the runner on first. 88 pitches.
By Brandon on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
Moylan needs one of those double play ground balls!
By Jonathan on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
Moylan takes over for Glavine to face Torrealba. Grounder to third. They get the lead runner but the ball gets by Tex. 2 out, runner on first.
Nix singles past Chipper. Runners on the corners.
By Jonathan on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
Podsednik in to pinch hit for Aaron Cook and Moylan hits him to load the bases.
By Jonathan on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
Great night for Aaron Cook. 7 IP, 2 H, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 ER
By Jonathan on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
Ohman’s up in the pen for the Braves. Roger McDowell makes a trip to the mound to chat with Moylan.
0-2 pitch to Taveras…strikes him out swinging! Braves survive the bases loaded scare. We’re headed to the 8th, still 1-0 Braves.
By Brandon on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
WOW!!! That was scary, but good job by Moylan to recover!
By Jonathan on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
Matt Herges in to pitch for the Rockies. He’s 0-0 with a 2.70 ERA on the season.
Gets Kotsay to ground out to second.
By Jonathan on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
Diaz chases a ball in the dirt for strike three.
Gotay pinch hitting for Moylan hits it fairly deep to right center, but caught for out number 3.
Blaine Boyer coming in to pitch the 8th for the Braves.
By Jonathan on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
Tulowitzki leads off the inning with a double. We give up way too may leadoff runners.
By Jonathan on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
Boyer with a full count to Todd Helton. Strikes him out looking with a fastball on the outside corner. 1 away.
By Jonathan on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
Matt Holliday . . . 2-run home run to straight away center. 2-1 Rockies.
By Jonathan on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
Boyer left that one right out over the plate for Holiday . . . it’s amazing how much one bad pitch can change the look of a game.
Boyer strikes out Atkins. Ohman headed into the game for the Braves.
By Travis on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
im beggining to worry about our bullpen
By Jonathan on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
Hawpe drops one in front of McCann for out number 3. Headed to the top of the 9th.
By Jonathan on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
Corpas in to close for the Rockies. Top of the lineup for the Braves.
KJ singles to right to lead off the inning for the Braves. There’s still a little hope.
By Jonathan on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
Escobar grounds into a double play. 2 down.
By Jonathan on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
Game over. Rockies 2, Braves 1
By Jonathan on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
Once again, a one-run loss. One bad pitch was the difference between a win and a loss. Chalk up another L for the bullpen.