Atlanta Braves
Atlanta Braves
20-19, 4th East
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Glavine gets first win for Braves since 2002
Glavine gets first win for Braves since 2002
ROB MAADDI,
May 14, 2008
Tom Glavine plans to keep his eyes off the scoreboard next time he takes the mound. Glavine pitched 5 2-3 effective innings to earn his first win for Atlanta in six years and the Braves held on for an 8-6 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday night. "The mistake I made is when I went out there in the sixth inning, I pitched to the score," Glavine said. ...More |
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Braves Team Report
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Braves Team Report May 15, 2008
Manager Bobby Cox's retooling of the lineup Tuesday didn't change the outcome of the game for the Braves—another one-run loss on the road—because batters were still not moving runners along. The Braves left 11 runners on base.
They solved that problem Wednesday by hitting three home runs in an 8-6 victory, so maybe this lineup will stick. Here are the reasons for the shifts: Shortstop Yunel Escobar went to the leadoff position because his on-base percentage was .400 at the time. Center fielder Mark Kotsay moved up to the second spot in the lineup because he had hit safely in 17 of his last 21 games since April 17, batting .354 (28 for 79) with five doubles, two home runs and 15 RBI, raising his batting average to .302 from .220. Second baseman ...More |
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| Scores & Schedule |
| Last Five Games |
| Sun, May 11 | at Pittsburgh | Postponed | | Mon, May 12 | at Pittsburgh | L 0-5 | | Mon, May 12 | at Pittsburgh | W 8-1 | | Tue, May 13 | at Philadelphia | L 4-5 | | Wed, May 14 | at Philadelphia | W 8-6 |
| Next Five Games |
| Thu, May 15 | at Philadelphia | 7:05 pm | | Fri, May 16 | Oakland | 7:35 pm | | Sat, May 17 | Oakland | 7:10 pm | | Sun, May 18 | Oakland | 1:35 pm | | Tue, May 20 | NY Mets | 1:05 pm |
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