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gpellis · 04-12-2010, 11:09 PM

Atlanta Takes Season Opener 4-1
Atlanta, Georgia
Associated Press
April 5, 2010

Atlanta opened up the season with a bang as the Braves came back to win their season opener 4-1. In a tightly contested game, the Braves finally got the insurance they were looking for with a two run homerun in the 8th inning by newcomer Troy Glaus to put the game away.

The Cubs got ahead quickly in the first inning on an error by Chipper Jones before Atlanta came firing back in the bottom of the third with a two run homerun by Martin Prado.

"It's always nice to get the first one. The homerun was great and Lowe was fantastic on the mound, hopefully we can keep this up," said Prado.

It was an absolute duel between Dempster and Lowe as the Braves and Cubs left a combined twenty-four runners on base. Timely homeruns helped Atlanta to take game one of the series 4-1 in front of 49,680 fans.

Derek Lowe pitched an absolute gem and picked up player of the game honors for his efforts. Lowe gave the Braves 7 2/3 innings, allowing only four hits and one unearned run. Lowe only issued one walk and rung up one batter, mostly relying on the groundballs. Moylan came in to get the final out of the seventh before newcomer Billy Wagner picked up his first save as an Atlanta Brave.

"Good to win in front of the home crowd, but we have to field better. We gave them that first run and made another error later in the game. We have to get better," said coach Bobby Cox.

The Braves and Cubs get the day off on Tuesday April 6th before they face off again at 7:10 P.M. at Turner Field.

The expected starters for game two are Jair Jurrjens for Atlanta and Carlos Zambrano for the Cubs. It looks to be another duel of two Major League aces.

04-12-2010, 11:09 PM	#3
gpellis Minors (Double A) Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 180	Atlanta Takes Season Opener 4-1 Atlanta, Georgia Associated Press April 5, 2010 Atlanta opened up the season with a bang as the Braves came back to win their season opener 4-1. In a tightly contested game, the Braves finally got the insurance they were looking for with a two run homerun in the 8th inning by newcomer Troy Glaus to put the game away. The Cubs got ahead quickly in the first inning on an error by Chipper Jones before Atlanta came firing back in the bottom of the third with a two run homerun by Martin Prado. "It's always nice to get the first one. The homerun was great and Lowe was fantastic on the mound, hopefully we can keep this up," said Prado. It was an absolute duel between Dempster and Lowe as the Braves and Cubs left a combined twenty-four runners on base. Timely homeruns helped Atlanta to take game one of the series 4-1 in front of 49,680 fans. Derek Lowe pitched an absolute gem and picked up player of the game honors for his efforts. Lowe gave the Braves 7 2/3 innings, allowing only four hits and one unearned run. Lowe only issued one walk and rung up one batter, mostly relying on the groundballs. Moylan came in to get the final out of the seventh before newcomer Billy Wagner picked up his first save as an Atlanta Brave. "Good to win in front of the home crowd, but we have to field better. We gave them that first run and made another error later in the game. We have to get better," said coach Bobby Cox. The Braves and Cubs get the day off on Tuesday April 6th before they face off again at 7:10 P.M. at Turner Field. The expected starters for game two are Jair Jurrjens for Atlanta and Carlos Zambrano for the Cubs. It looks to be another duel of two Major League aces.