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Road = Loss (By 1 Naturally)
Written by Akshay on May 27, 2008 – 11:30 pmThe Braves were in a great position to finally start a road trip on a good note, it just did not happen. Jeff Bennett (0-3) allowed Bill Hall to single with no outs and to come around and score on a sacrifice fly to give the Brewers a win and waste a solid eight innings from Tim Hudson.
Solomon Torres (4-1) got the win in relief after pitching a scoreless top half of the ninth. Chipper started the frame with a single, but what’s new? Teixeira followed Chipper’s hit with a shot of his own, straight to the shortstop, who turned a double play through second base. McCann ended the inning on a single.
Kelly Johnson gave the Braves something to hope for off Dave Bush in the top of the first. After fouling off a fastball down the middle of the plate, Johnson hit an identical pitch 402 feet to right field to give the Braves a 1-0 lead. Gregor Blanco, playing center field with Kotsay out, broke through for the first homer of his major league career in the top of the second off Bush.
But after that Bush was almost un-hittable. Surprisingly, after the second inning Bush faced just one more than the minimum and allowed just one runner past first—Hudson, who doubled in the top of the fifth, but was stranded at third when Johnson struck out.
Hudson pitched very well until the seventh inning. Recently called up veteran Russell Branyan doubled to open the seventh and scored on J.J. Hardy’s single. Hardy also drove in the game tying run on a strange play in the eighth.
Mike Cameron flied out and Ryan Braun grounded out to open the frame. Prince Fielder singled and Cory Hart doubled to put runners on second and third with two outs. Branyan was intentionally walked to bring Hardy up to the plate. Hardy hit Hudson’s pitch right back to Hudson, the ball bounced off the end of Hudson’s shoe and hung in the air long enough to render everyone safe and the score tied.
Brian McCann’s 13 game hitting-streak ended after he went 0-3. Chipper went 2-4 to increase his batting average to a cool .418.
Tags: Milwaukee Brewers
Posted in Game Analysis | 17 Comments »
By Colin on May 27, 2008 | Reply
And Diaz is on the DL after crashing into the wall. PCL strain – possible tear. An MRI will let us know.
Sucks to see the Bravos losing on the road… by one run. Not good.
By Jonathan on May 28, 2008 | Reply
The real issue here is that Jeff Bennett should be cut. With 1 out in a tie game in the bottom of the ninth and a guy on second, you hold him on! You don’t allow him to take third freely. That alone cost us the game.
By Elias on May 28, 2008 | Reply
I don’t know if Hudson should have been in as long as he was, I mean I know he was pitching well, but there were too many innings where he put 2 or more on base to be pitching the 8th. That being said Bennett has been used too much recently, that may be part of the problem.
By Smitty on May 28, 2008 | Reply
My thoughts, too, Elias. Seemed like Huddy was getting a bit tired in the 7th.
By Josh on May 28, 2008 | Reply
Soriano is to be back soon. Someone has to be sent down. Gonzales also will be back by the end of june if not earlier. Then Smoltz will be back, but there is no reason to rush him. Hampton will be back for 1 start before he gets hurt again. There is alot of decisions to made in the next couple of weeks.
By Jonathan on May 28, 2008 | Reply
Soriano’s activated today and Diaz to the DL. I hope Bobby’s keeping an eye on our bench spots, especially with Kotsay in DL danger.
By Colin on May 28, 2008 | Reply
If Kotsay goes to the DL, we’re gonna need some outfielders. I wouldn’t play Infante out there for an extended period of time. I’d prefer to see Anderson or Brandon Jones get a shot at some playing time. We need Infante for when the infielders run into freak injuries.
By Sheryl on May 28, 2008 | Reply
Ouch…our one run and away game saga continues. And you just kinda knew it was gonna happen when that ball went off of Huddy’s foot. But those guys need to quit swinging at the first pitch and be patient! And Bennett’s not holding the runner on 2nd definitely cost us the game-that was totally inexcusable! What was he thinking!
By Colin on May 28, 2008 | Reply
I’ll stand up for Bennett. The guy has been great all year and yeah, he screwed up. But I won’t call for his head over that. We need his long relief and spot starting arm in the ‘pen.
He should stay.
By Susan on May 28, 2008 | Reply
I’m going to back up Colin and stand up for Bennett as well. Yes, he made a mistake that cost us the game. There is no excuse for that. But that shouldn’t erase all of the other times when he has taken care of business on the mound. It was an expensive mistake but I’m sure it is something he will never forget. If he does it again, then it’s completely unforgivable.
By Jonathan on Feb 2, 2009 | Reply
The real issue here is that Jeff Bennett should be cut. With 1 out in a tie game in the bottom of the ninth and a guy on second, you hold him on! You don't allow him to take third freely. That alone cost us the game.
By Elias on Feb 2, 2009 | Reply
I don't know if Hudson should have been in as long as he was, I mean I know he was pitching well, but there were too many innings where he put 2 or more on base to be pitching the 8th. That being said Bennett has been used too much recently, that may be part of the problem.
By Jonathan on Feb 2, 2009 | Reply
Soriano's activated today and Diaz to the DL. I hope Bobby's keeping an eye on our bench spots, especially with Kotsay in DL danger.
By Colin on Feb 2, 2009 | Reply
If Kotsay goes to the DL, we're gonna need some outfielders. I wouldn't play Infante out there for an extended period of time. I'd prefer to see Anderson or Brandon Jones get a shot at some playing time. We need Infante for when the infielders run into freak injuries.
By Sheryl on Feb 2, 2009 | Reply
Ouch…our one run and away game saga continues. And you just kinda knew it was gonna happen when that ball went off of Huddy's foot. But those guys need to quit swinging at the first pitch and be patient! And Bennett's not holding the runner on 2nd definitely cost us the game-that was totally inexcusable! What was he thinking!
By Colin on Feb 2, 2009 | Reply
I'll stand up for Bennett. The guy has been great all year and yeah, he screwed up. But I won't call for his head over that. We need his long relief and spot starting arm in the 'pen.
He should stay.
By Susan on Feb 2, 2009 | Reply
Im going to back up Colin and stand up for Bennett as well. Yes, he made a mistake that cost us the game. There is no excuse for that. But that shouldnt erase all of the other times when he has taken care of business on the mound. It was an expensive mistake but Im sure it is something he will never forget. If he does it again, then its completely unforgivable.