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gpellis · 04-13-2010, 12:10 AM

Braves Win Series in Bottom 9th
Atlanta, Georgia
April 8, 2010
Associated Press

When things look bleak, the Atlanta Braves seem to always find a way. The entire series had been a battle of wills between the starting pitchers, and the matchup seemed to suggest another tough game.

It turned out to be the opposite, however, as the Atlanta Braves scored two runs in the bottom of the 9th to take game three of the series 7-6.

"It was a thriller. Every game of this series was a thriller. It's great to be 3-0 and I am definitely glad to be done playing Chicago for a while. That's a great baseball team that took us to the wire each time. These guys battled hard and we're certainly happy with the comeback," said an obviously excited Bobby Cox.

Jason Heyward finally had the breakout game he has been missing this season, going 3 for 4, scoring 2 runs and driving in 2 RBI, including the game winning RBI in the 9th inning. With the bases loaded and two outs Marmol hit Heyward, allowing Chipper Jones to score the game-winning score. It was the second blown save of the series for the Cubs, the first for Marmol this season who struggled with three walks and one hit batter.

It seemed as though Atlanta was not going to be able to close the game out as time and time again the Cubs fought back and came up with a big hit when it needed one. Kosuke Fukudome set the National League regular season game record for hits with five. Fokudome was 5 for 5 and absolutely impossible for Atlanta to sit down.

"We're out of here with a win. It was a nice start, now we'll head off to San Francisco and hope to keep this going," said Tommy Hanson who allowed eight hits over 5 and 2/3 innings, picking up the no decision in his first start of the season.

Atlanta will now head to San Francisco where Tim Hudson will face off against former A's teammate Barry Zito.

04-13-2010, 12:10 AM	#5
gpellis Minors (Double A) Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 180	Braves Win Series in Bottom 9th Atlanta, Georgia April 8, 2010 Associated Press When things look bleak, the Atlanta Braves seem to always find a way. The entire series had been a battle of wills between the starting pitchers, and the matchup seemed to suggest another tough game. It turned out to be the opposite, however, as the Atlanta Braves scored two runs in the bottom of the 9th to take game three of the series 7-6. "It was a thriller. Every game of this series was a thriller. It's great to be 3-0 and I am definitely glad to be done playing Chicago for a while. That's a great baseball team that took us to the wire each time. These guys battled hard and we're certainly happy with the comeback," said an obviously excited Bobby Cox. Jason Heyward finally had the breakout game he has been missing this season, going 3 for 4, scoring 2 runs and driving in 2 RBI, including the game winning RBI in the 9th inning. With the bases loaded and two outs Marmol hit Heyward, allowing Chipper Jones to score the game-winning score. It was the second blown save of the series for the Cubs, the first for Marmol this season who struggled with three walks and one hit batter. It seemed as though Atlanta was not going to be able to close the game out as time and time again the Cubs fought back and came up with a big hit when it needed one. Kosuke Fukudome set the National League regular season game record for hits with five. Fokudome was 5 for 5 and absolutely impossible for Atlanta to sit down. "We're out of here with a win. It was a nice start, now we'll head off to San Francisco and hope to keep this going," said Tommy Hanson who allowed eight hits over 5 and 2/3 innings, picking up the no decision in his first start of the season. Atlanta will now head to San Francisco where Tim Hudson will face off against former A's teammate Barry Zito.