Hanson Had To Lose Sometime

Written by Colin on July 27, 2009 – 9:14 am

Tommy Hanson suffered his first major league loss on Saturday with the offense providing no run support. Hanson pitched 7 innings, gave up 2 earned runs, and got tagged with the loss. He’s now 5-1 on the year.

It had to happen sometime. It was still a great start, and the Braves ocassionally (or not so ocassionally) have a tendancy to provide no run support. What a start by Hanson, though. Not striking out as many batters as we initially thought, no, but he’s doing well for a rookie and showing the maturity that we expected from such a hyped prospect.

In other news, the Braves bounced back from a shutout on Saturday and scored 10 more runs yesterday. The bats are still going – good to see Kelly Johnson hit a homer – even if I still secretly wish Prado were getting the starts.

What do you think about the Braves’ chances of winning the wild card? What about the NL East? Will the Phillies land Halladay? Could the Nationals possibly suck any more than they already do?


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5 Responses to “Hanson Had To Lose Sometime”

  1. By sb5676 on Jul 27, 2009 | Reply

    If K.j. comes back hot, than it's a good problem to have!

  2. By Matt on Jul 27, 2009 | Reply

    Uh, Colin, Prado did get the start….at Third. Kind of hard for him to play two positions…or am I wrong?

  3. By Jonathan on Jul 27, 2009 | Reply

    You'd be correct, Matt. Prado took the start at third to give Chipper the day off.

  4. By josh on Jul 28, 2009 | Reply

    Oh well, it was a good laugh but still a good read Colin. Go Braves!!

  5. By Mark on Jul 28, 2009 | Reply

    I love the way were playing, but im not convinced we can make up 6 games on the phils…that is one tough task at hand. Im thinking the wild card is more realistic goal. As far as the Nationals go, signing their draft pick should be there first goal. Im kinda confused why they are keeping a hold of Dunn and why Dunn wants to play there. The Nationals are years from even competing in the majors and spending money and time on a career .250 hitter just confuses me….get young and develop. The phils are gonna be good for the next 3-4 years, the Braves are young and are climbing back to the top, Florida always is in line for the wild card, and the Mets compete until October. The Nationals are an absolute joke and will be the joke of the NL East for years and years to come.

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