Braves Lose Game, Chipper, Escobar

Written by Colin on June 21, 2008 – 6:09 am

Jorge Campillo was great until the 7th inning, but the Seattle Mariners tacker on 9 runs in the 7th, 8th, and 9th for a 10-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves.  If that wasn’t bad enough, Chipper left in the 8th after he aggravated his quad injury.  He’s day-to day.  And his average is at .390.  Yunel made it from first to third safely while scoring on a double, but when trying to avoid the tag at home, he made an awkward slide and slammed his right hip into the ground – strained his right hip flexor and is also day-to-day.

Campillo had another solid start, but once again the Braves’ bats were nowhere to be found.  The bullpen wasn’t great either – the normally great Will Ohman gave up 5 earned runs.  The Mariners, whom everyone thought would be listing out of control after they fired their manager and general manager just last week, were stellar.  They racked up fifteen hits.  Erik Bedard was good while he lasted, but he left the game in the third inning with back spasms.

Even a giant tomahawk-chopping cow couldn’t help.  Maybe second time is the charm – more baseball Saturday night.


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9 Responses to “Braves Lose Game, Chipper, Escobar”

  1. By Shaun on Jun 21, 2008 | Reply

    Arggh. I’m upset about Yunel. Trying to score on throw (even though he made it) was another baserunning mistake on his part. This was the baseball gods punishing him for all his mental mistakes on the basepaths lately.

  2. By Akshay on Jun 21, 2008 | Reply

    This is the sorriest excuse for a fielding baseball team I have ever seen. Two errors by Infante at shortstop and a basehit allows two unearned runs? Ridiculous.

  3. By Andrew Kneeland on Jun 22, 2008 | Reply

    Sorry to hear about Chipper. As a follower of an AL team, I am free to wish him the best of luck.

  4. By Doc's Sports Predictions Guy on Jun 23, 2008 | Reply

    Any word on when they’ll both be back in the lineup together? I really hope Yunel doesn’t go on the DL. He’s playing at an All-Star level and is the most underrated SS in a division full of some of the best in baseball.

  5. By Colin on Jun 23, 2008 | Reply

    Kind of hard to tell – Chipper may be back next game or he could be out for a week. His injuries are kind of hard to predict.

  6. By Akshay on Jun 23, 2008 | Reply

    Yunel won’t be going on the DL, they would not have pinch hit him on Saturday if he were. He took BP and Infield on Sunday and Bobby said they were going to give him another day of rest and see where they’re at. His injury is one that can heal quickly, but if you test it, it could tear and he might miss up to two months after surgery.

  7. By Shaun on Feb 2, 2009 | Reply

    Arggh. I'm upset about Yunel. Trying to score on throw (even though he made it) was another baserunning mistake on his part. This was the baseball gods punishing him for all his mental mistakes on the basepaths lately.

  8. By Doc's Sports Pr on Feb 2, 2009 | Reply

    Any word on when they'll both be back in the lineup together? I really hope Yunel doesn't go on the DL. He's playing at an All-Star level and is the most underrated SS in a division full of some of the best in baseball.

  9. By Akshay on Feb 2, 2009 | Reply

    Yunel won't be going on the DL, they would not have pinch hit him on Saturday if he were. He took BP and Infield on Sunday and Bobby said they were going to give him another day of rest and see where they're at. His injury is one that can heal quickly, but if you test it, it could tear and he might miss up to two months after surgery.

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