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Written by Jonathan on May 18, 2008 – 1:37 pm

The Braves are 1-1 in their series against the Athletics thus far this weekend. The offense, outside of the ninth inning, last night was putrid, not posting much to talk about for the rest of the evening. Today, Jo-Jo Reyes takes the mound looking to continue to prove that he belongs back in Atlanta for a full-time job.

It’s a great afternoon for some Sunday baseball, let’s go Braves!

287CommentsBraves+Look+For+Interleague+Series+Win2008-05-18+17%3A37%3A13Jonathan to “Braves Look For Interleague Series Win”

By Jonathan on May 18, 2008 | Reply

Top 1st:
- Davis pops out to first. 1 out.
- Crosby homers deep to left.
- Sweeney grounds out back to Jo-Jo. 2 out.
- Cust singles to center.
- Brown grounds into a force out at second. 3 out.

1-0 A’s. We aren’t doing ourselves any favors with these first inning runs.
By Travis on May 18, 2008 | Reply

hey hows it going
By Jonathan on May 18, 2008 | Reply

Bottom 1st:
- Escobar singles to left.
- Kotsay grounds out to second. Runner moving so we avoid the double play. 1 out.
- Chipper walks. Runners first and second.
- Teixeira strikes out looking. 2 out.
- McCann doubles to right. Chipper at third. Escobar scores.
- Francoeur pops out to second. 3 out.

1-1 Tie.
By Jonathan on May 18, 2008 | Reply

Hey Travis . . . it’s going alright here in Atlanta. Beautiful day. How’re you?
By Travis on May 18, 2008 | Reply

pretty good its a beautiful day here in arkansas as well wish i had some friends that i could play baseball with today but they are all busy
By Jonathan on May 18, 2008 | Reply

Top 2nd:
- Hannahan walks.
- Bowen singles to right. Hannahan to second.
- Petit walks. Bases loaded.
- Duchscherer strikes out swinging. 1 out.
- Davis strikes out looking. 2 out.
- Crosby grounds out to Tex. 3 out.

No clue how Jo-Jo got out of that one.
By Jonathan on May 18, 2008 | Reply

I’m trying to enjoy this weather while we have it…..Atlanta summers get here quickly and are pretty brutal at times.

We’re working on putting together a softball team for later this year. Should be fun.
By Travis on May 18, 2008 | Reply

yeah it sounds like and the weather here gets very brutal at times expecaillly during the whole month of july
By Travis on May 18, 2008 | Reply

are you here by yourself today
By Jonathan on May 18, 2008 | Reply

Yeah, it seems it.
By Travis on May 18, 2008 | Reply

i should be here throughout the whole game just doing some cleaning and keeping up with the game at the same time
By Jonathan on May 18, 2008 | Reply

Bottom 2nd:
- Johnson bunts for a single.
- Blanco singles to left. Johnson to second.
- Reyes with a sac bunt. Runners second and third. 1 out.
- Escobar singles to left. Johnson and Blanco score. Escobar thrown out at second. 2 out.

3-1 Braves.
By Jonathan on May 18, 2008 | Reply

Bottom 2nd, cont:
- Kotsay lines out to first. 3 out.

Good to see some offense.
By Jonathan on May 18, 2008 | Reply

Top 3rd:
- Sweeney grounds out to third. 1 out.
- Cust singles to right.
- Brown grounds into a force out at second. 2 out.
- Sweeney strikes out looking. 3 out.
By Jonathan on May 18, 2008 | Reply

Bottom 3rd:
- Chipper grounds out to third. 1 out.
- Tex grounds out to third. 2 out.
- McCann grounds out to third. 3 out.
By Akshay on May 18, 2008 | Reply

Reyes really gained some confidence after that second inning deal, he looks like a completely different pitcher out there.
By Jonathan on May 18, 2008 | Reply

Top 4th:
- Bowen strikes out looking. 1 out.
- Petit singles past short.
- Duchscherer strikes out. 2 out.
- Petit picked off first by McCann. 3 out.

First major league hit for Petit.
By Jonathan on May 18, 2008 | Reply

Confidence is a big thing for Jo-Jo right now….if he gets shaken early, he’s in trouble. So it’s good to see him pulling some tough situations out.
By Akshay on May 18, 2008 | Reply

Especially the second time through the lineup, let’s see what he can do the third time through. I’m not willing to give up on him until he stinks for at least three straight starts, which he hasn’t done yet. If he’s solid, it’ll be a little less to worry about out of that fourth starter spot.
By Jonathan on May 18, 2008 | Reply

Okay, missed a little there doing some things around the house. Still 3-1 Braves, mid-5.
By Jonathan on May 18, 2008 | Reply

Jo-Jo’s done after giving up a run in the top of the 6th. 3-2 Braves, 0 out, runner on second.
By Akshay on May 18, 2008 | Reply

Reyes goes 5.0, 2 ER, 2 BBs, 6 Ks and the runner on second his responsibility, solid outing, but not the 6 to 7 innings we need out of our starters.
By Jonathan on May 18, 2008 | Reply

I’ll take that over some of his other outings . . . he seems like a much more solid pitcher since being called back up.
By Akshay on May 18, 2008 | Reply

Boyer threw curve balls on 3-2 to the last two guys and got them both, great job getting out of a third base, one out situation.
By Jonathan on May 18, 2008 | Reply

2-run pinch hit triple for Omar Infante. 5-2 Braves.
By Akshay on May 18, 2008 | Reply

We traded Ascanio for Ohman AND Infante…nice, I’d say right now we’re getting the better end of that.
By Akshay on May 18, 2008 | Reply

Ohman’s called on to do his usual: get the lefty out and he got a strikeout, good work.
By Jonathan on May 18, 2008 | Reply

Ballgame…..5-2 Braves.
By josh on May 18, 2008 | Reply

Good win!!! Now time to start thinking of a way to get out of work on tuesday. Kick some mets ass doble time.
By josh on May 18, 2008 | Reply

oops double
By Jonathan on Feb 2, 2009 | Reply

Top 1st:
- Davis pops out to first. 1 out.
- Crosby homers deep to left.
- Sweeney grounds out back to Jo-Jo. 2 out.
- Cust singles to center.
- Brown grounds into a force out at second. 3 out.

1-0 A's. We aren't doing ourselves any favors with these first inning runs.
By Jonathan on Feb 2, 2009 | Reply

Hey Travis . . . it's going alright here in Atlanta. Beautiful day. How're you?
By Jonathan on Feb 2, 2009 | Reply

I'm trying to enjoy this weather while we have it…..Atlanta summers get here quickly and are pretty brutal at times.

We're working on putting together a softball team for later this year. Should be fun.
By Jonathan on Feb 2, 2009 | Reply

Confidence is a big thing for Jo-Jo right now….if he gets shaken early, he's in trouble. So it's good to see him pulling some tough situations out.
By Akshay on Feb 2, 2009 | Reply

Especially the second time through the lineup, let's see what he can do the third time through. I'm not willing to give up on him until he stinks for at least three straight starts, which he hasn't done yet. If he's solid, it'll be a little less to worry about out of that fourth starter spot.
By Jonathan on Feb 2, 2009 | Reply

Jo-Jo's done after giving up a run in the top of the 6th. 3-2 Braves, 0 out, runner on second.
By Jonathan on Feb 2, 2009 | Reply

I'll take that over some of his other outings . . . he seems like a much more solid pitcher since being called back up.
By Akshay on Feb 2, 2009 | Reply

We traded Ascanio for Ohman AND Infante…nice, I'd say right now we're getting the better end of that.
By Akshay on Feb 2, 2009 | Reply

Ohman's called on to do his usual: get the lefty out and he got a strikeout, good work.

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