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Braves 10, Dodgers 3
Written by Colin on March 1, 2008 – 8:09 amThe Braves squared off against the Dodgers – and then teed off in a 10-3 win yesterday. We’ve got a few observations here and there as a lot of players got some playing time.
Jair Jurrjens started and looked very sharp (though he gave up one run). He kept his balls low in the zone and induced 5 ground outs and got one called K. He worked both sides of the plate and was very impressive in my opinion. Buddy Carlyle also looked strong in his outing.
His first time up, Javy absolutely tore into a pitch low in the zone and knocked it out of the park in left for a two-run homer. He had two throws down to second – one that was a little to right field, and another that went straight into center because neither of the infielders covered second. At least the second throw looked good.
Brandon Jones and Josh Anderson looked good – but Jones didn’t hustle after botching a catch in left and didn’t hustle down the line on an infield ground ball. I’d prefer to see him sprint down the line even if he knows he won’t make it. I’m sure he’ll have opportunities to redeem himself though.
We tagged the Dodger pitching staff up pretty good in the bottom of the fifth. Any time we can put a 7 spot on the board, it’s a good time for all involved. Speaking of having a good time – Chipper seems to be happy to have Teixeira hitting behind him. Francoeur is a bit anxious still at the plate but he’s developing into a fine young ballplayer.
Braves win, good game. Great start to the season for us – we can’t wait to be sitting at the ballpark for the home opener.
Tags: Brandon Jones, Buddy Carlyle, Dodgers, Jair Jurrjens, Javy Lopez, Preseason
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