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5/27/2016
Late Innings Doom Braves
Philadelphi Phillies (19-25) 3 @ Atlanta Braves (20-22) 2
Atlanta, GA - Alex Wood pitched 7 brilliant innings & carried a 2-0 lead into the 8th, so manager WeagleWeagle decided to send him back out there. That proved to be a poor decision... Wood got 2 quick outs & looked to be cruising through another inning when his command suddenly left him. He walked Jordan Danks & then hung a fast ball that J.P. Crawford smacked for a double. That put runners on 2nd & 3rd with 2 outs and Carlos Ruiz coming to the plate. WeagleWeagle went to setup man Shae Simmons to get one out. That's all they needed to escape this dangerous situation. He immediately walked Ruiz. But that wasn't enough as with bases loaded 2 outs, Simmons plunked Maikel Franco scoring the first run... The next batter Tommy Joseph then singled to bring home the tying run. Going to the pen again, WeagleWeagle called in 0.00 ERA Sean Marshall who got a Kelly Dugan flyout to leave without any further damage but the lead was lost. The top of 9th did not get better for the bullpen. Luis Avilan entered the game & surrendered a lead off single to Freddy Galvis, then a sac bunt moved him to 2nd. Avilan struck out the next man he faced & once again all Braves needed was one out to escape scary situation. Austin Jackson entered the game as pinch hitter & smashed a line drive back up the middle on the first pitch he saw to score Galvis & put the Phillies ahead. Atlanta had a shot at in the bottom of the 9th. Mallex Smith worked a leadoff walk. Toscano laid down a perfect sac bunt to move Smith to 2nd. Andrelton Simmons singled but for some reason Smith decided to hold at 3rd which proved costly as the Braves next two hitters & top sluggers Christian Bethancourt & Freddie Freeman each struck out giving Giles the save and the Phillies the win. Shelby Miller heads to the mound tomorrow hoping for some kind of run support & a victory.
WP: Joely Rodriguez (1-1) 1.0 IP, K
LP: Luis Avilan (1-1) 0.2 IP, 3 H, ER, K
S: Ken Giles (9) 1.0 IP, H, BB, 2 K
Player of the Game: Alex Wood 7.2 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 8 K --> dude has no luck
Minor League Review
Lehigh (24-25) 7 @ Gwinnett (27-22) 6
- 1B Conrad Gregor 2-4, BB (.366)
- 3B Adonis Garcia 2-3, 2B(6), RBI(21), 2 R (.241)
- C Kyle Higashioka 3-4, 2 HR(5), 4 RBI(14), 2 R (.303)
Montgomery (24-24) 6 @ Mississippi (23-25) 5
- Both teams scored 2 in last inning
- 1B Levi Hyams 4-4, HR(7), 4 RBI(39), 2 R (.310)
- LF Braxton Davidson 1-5, 2B(6), R (.288)
Winston-Salem (22-25) 3 @ Carolina (22-26) 0
- 2B Carlos Franco 2-4 (.214)
Rome (23-18) 2 @ Asheville (18-22) 3 (11)
- SP Tyler Ivey 7.2 IP, 3 H, ER, 2 BB, 5 K --> Recently moved him from pen to starting role, doing very well
- 2B Chris Thibideau 1-2, 2B(11) (.248)
MLB News
- Mets SP Matt Harvey is out another week for his mild shoulder sprain
- TOR 3B Josh Donaldson has now hit safely in 25 straight games
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