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Braves 7, PURE EVIL 0

Alex Remington (Another Alex R.) — Fri, 18 May 2012 16:44:31 +0000

Atlanta Braves vs. Florida Marlins — May 17, 2012 — ESPN. Brandon Beachy is clearly the Braves’ best pitcher right now. That’s true even though the 25-year old just pitched the first complete game of his career, let alone shutout. (His previous career high in innings pitched was 7.1, which he accomplished on April 20 [...]

Marlins 8, Braves 4

Mac Thomason — Thu, 17 May 2012 15:07:27 +0000

Miami Marlins vs. Atlanta Braves – Box Score – May 16, 2012 – ESPN. So, it turns out that the Braves can score four runs. Unfortunately, they needed nine. Mike Minor‘s struggles continue, as his ERA is now over seven. The Braves took an early lead, with Tyler Pastornicky (leading off with Michael Bourn getting [...]

Braves 6, Reds 2

Mac Thomason — Wed, 16 May 2012 14:59:25 +0000

Cincinnati Reds vs. Atlanta Braves – Box Score – May 15, 2012 – ESPN. With this up-and-down offense, “up” is a lot more fun. Brian McCann opened the scoring with a solo homer in the second, but it was the third that was the big inning. Jack Wilson actually singled, but Tim Hudson couldn’t get [...]

Reds 3, Braves 1

Mac Thomason — Tue, 15 May 2012 15:23:34 +0000

Cincinnati Reds vs. Atlanta Braves – Box Score – May 14, 2012 – ESPN. What is with this team? When was the last time they scored three or four runs? It seems like they either score lots or hardly any, and unfortunately last night was a hardly any game. Randall Delgado did a fine job [...]

Braves 7, Cardinals 4

Mac Thomason — Sun, 13 May 2012 22:16:45 +0000

Atlanta Braves vs. St. Louis Cardinals – Box Score – May 13, 2012 – ESPN. The offense continues to be impressive, the starting pitching continues to have trouble getting deep into games, and the Braves continue to win, The Braves had chances to score in the first couple of innings but couldn’t capitalize. Tommy Hanson [...]

Braves 7, Cards 2

Mac Thomason — Sun, 13 May 2012 10:47:00 +0000

Atlanta Braves vs. St. Louis Cardinals – Box Score – May 12, 2012 – ESPN. Maybe it was just the conditions in Wrigley that slowed us down, because the Braves are right back in high-scoring mode. In the first, a pair of bases-loaded walks (one to Dan Uggla scoring Michael Bourn, one to Brian McCann [...]

Braves 9, Cards 7 (12 innings)

Mac Thomason — Sat, 12 May 2012 18:27:16 +0000

Atlanta Braves vs. St. Louis Cardinals – Play By Play – May 11, 2012 – ESPN. We’ve seen this before, haven’t we? Up and down games, lots of pitchers used, won with home run heroics well into extra play. Fortunately, it’s mostly been the Braves coming out of top, as it was last night. The [...]

The Cardinals manager is the same age as I am game thread: May 11, Braves at Cards

Mac Thomason — Fri, 11 May 2012 19:30:23 +0000

Actually, he’s a few months older, but we’re both 41. Bring back Herzog.

Cubs 1, Braves 0

Mac Thomason — Thu, 10 May 2012 00:37:26 +0000

Atlanta Braves vs. Chicago Cubs – Box Score – May 09, 2012 – ESPN. Where’s this great offense people were talking about? We’re all the way back to the opening Mets series now. A fine outing by Tim Hudson was wasted. The Braves were limited to four hits (and four walks). They had a couple [...]

Braves 3, Cubs 1

Mac Thomason — Wed, 09 May 2012 15:35:10 +0000

Atlanta Braves vs. Chicago Cubs – Box Score – May 08, 2012 – ESPN. The Braves rebounded some, winning with what beat them the day before — a strong outing from the starter, good relief work, and a few late runs. The Braves took the lead in the fifth, Jason Heyward tripling and ending a [...]

Cubs 5, Braves 1

Mac Thomason — Tue, 08 May 2012 12:39:39 +0000

Atlanta Braves vs. Chicago Cubs – Box Score – May 07, 2012 – ESPN. So after all those runs at Beer Bandbox, the Braves go to Chewing Gum Microfield and are held to one run by a converted wide receiver and a bullpen that was falling apart. Nothing to be done about it, really. It [...]

Game thread: Braves at Cubs

Mac Thomason — Mon, 07 May 2012 19:00:11 +0000

The Cubs’ leading hitter this year has been someone named “Bryan LaHair“. I have no memory of this person.

Braves 7, Rockies 2

Mac Thomason — Sun, 06 May 2012 22:17:19 +0000

Atlanta Braves vs. Colorado Rockies – Box Score – May 06, 2012 – ESPN. Coors Field? Brandon Beachy laughs at you puny mortals and your Coors Field. Beachy tired in the seventh and gave up two runs (one inherited) but before that had a one-hit shutout going. The Rockies had one chance to score before [...]

Braves 13, Rockies 9

Mac Thomason — Sun, 06 May 2012 13:04:12 +0000

Atlanta Braves vs. Colorado Rockies – Box Score – May 05, 2012 – ESPN. Second verse, same as the first. Well, mostly the same. The Rockies opened up a huge lead and couldn’t hold it, and the Braves eventually won. This one was a little less tight at the end. The Rockies got six in [...]

Braves 9, Rockies 8 (11 innings)

Mac Thomason — Sat, 05 May 2012 11:34:51 +0000

Atlanta Braves vs. Colorado Rockies – Box Score – May 04, 2012 – ESPN. Coors Field Baseball lives. This time, it was the home team punished by the ridiculous park, taking a a 5-0 in the first and winding up losing in extras. I hate that place. My personal rule is to hold nothing that [...]

Game thread: May 4, Braves at Rockies

Mac Thomason — Fri, 04 May 2012 20:00:23 +0000

I am traveling the next few days. I’ve got a connection for tonight, so there will be a recap (though maybe not posted until the morning). Days after that, I don’t know yet.

Phillies 4, Braves 0

Mac Thomason — Thu, 03 May 2012 18:17:14 +0000

Philadelphia Phillies vs. Atlanta Braves – Box Score – May 03, 2012 – ESPN. Sometimes after a long game, one or both teams comes out extraordinarily flat in the next game. Except for Randall Delgado, who was hung with a loss for probably his best start yet, the Braves were that flat team. The Phillies [...]

Braves 15, Phillies 13 (11 innings)

Mac Thomason — Thu, 03 May 2012 14:52:10 +0000

Philadelphia Phillies vs. Atlanta Braves – Box Score – May 02, 2012 – ESPN. Not what you expect from Tommy Hanson versus Roy Halladay, especially the latter. Hanson struggled from the beginning and was out in the fourth inning with four runs allowed and two runners on base. Cristhian Martinez came in and got out [...]

Phillies 4, Braves 2

Mac Thomason — Wed, 02 May 2012 14:40:55 +0000

Philadelphia Phillies vs. Atlanta Braves – Box Score – May 01, 2012 – ESPN. Jonny Venters, who had been unscored upon this season, gave up two runs in the eighth to break a 2-2 tie, and the Phillies got a win where the Braves were in position to steal one from Cole Hamels. Maybe Durbin [...]

Pirates 9, Braves 3

Mac Thomason — Tue, 01 May 2012 14:15:14 +0000

Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Atlanta Braves – Box Score – April 30, 2012 – ESPN. Yuck. I guess Mike Minor isn’t ready for acehood just yet. He did strike out nine in 6 1/3, but most of what they hit was hit hard, including a pair of home runs. Minor had to walk a tightrope just [...]

Wraparound series are dumb thread: April 30, Pirates at Braves

Mac Thomason — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 19:00:13 +0000

Seems like we play the Pirates in a lot of these.

Braves 4, Pirates 3

Mac Thomason — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 21:11:05 +0000

Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Atlanta Braves – Box Score – April 29, 2012 – ESPN. A come-from-behind victory. Nice. Kind of a weird come-from-behind, as the Braves twice got a run more through Pirate weirdness than anything else. Tim Hudson, in his first start of the year, gave up two runs in the second inning on [...]

Pirates 4, Braves 2

Mac Thomason — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 13:35:13 +0000

Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Atlanta Braves – Box Score – April 28, 2012 – ESPN. Randall Delgado wasn’t effective, and the Braves were mostly shut down by lefty Eric Bedard and the Pirates’ bullpen. It happens. The Pirates took the lead in the first on a hit, a groundout, a wild pitch and a sac fly; [...]

Braves 6, Pirates 1

Mac Thomason — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 14:09:43 +0000

Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Atlanta Braves – Box Score – April 27, 2012 – ESPN. That was close for a long way, but the Braves eventually broke it open. It’s only the Pirates, but it’s good to see them get some “extra” runs across. The Braves took the lead in the third when Tyler Pastornicky walked, [...]

Game thread: April 27, Pirates at Braves

Mac Thomason — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 18:14:59 +0000

Okay, I’m going to try to bring things back to normal around here, but we may have some morning recaps for awhile while I recuperate.

Braves 4, Dodgers 2

Stu — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 05:11:22 +0000

Atlanta Braves vs. Los Angeles Dodgers – Box Score – April 25, 2012 — ESPN. Hey-o! The Braves looked completely dead, but Brian McCann ignited a ninth-inning rally by lining a freaking single off of Javy Guerra’s freaking face, and they ended up winning by two. (Freeman, McCann, Uggla, Chipper, and Heyward combined for five [...]

Braves 4, Dodgers 3

Mac Thomason — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 09:57:09 +0000

Atlanta Braves vs. Los Angeles Dodgers – Box Score – April 24, 2012 – ESPN. Back to last year’s formula — pretty good starting pitching, just enough offense, and a shut-down bullpen. As last year showed, it can work pretty well, at least for a little while. The Dodgers got two runs in the first [...]

Dodgers 7, Braves 2

Mac Thomason — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 14:57:21 +0000

Atlanta Braves vs. Los Angeles Dodgers – Box Score – April 23, 2012 – ESPN. The Braves have problems — everyone does — but they have one big problem, and that is Jair Jurrjens. Jurrjens is now 0-2 with a 9.37 ERA. If you’re looking for a bright side, he didn’t allow a homer, but [...]

Dbacks 6, Braves 4

Mac Thomason — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 23:38:45 +0000

Atlanta Braves vs. Arizona Diamondbacks – Box Score – April 22, 2012 – ESPN. You can’t win them all. This particularly holds true when you allow five runs in about a minute. The Braves took a 1-0 lead in the first, with Michael Bourn (who had a super day, 3-3 with a walk and two [...]

Braves 3, D-Backs 2

Mac Thomason — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 14:46:42 +0000

Atlanta Braves vs. Arizona Diamondbacks – Box Score – April 21, 2012 – ESPN. So the Braves can win the close ones, too. Tommy Hanson had his best outing of the year, going seven innings, striking out seven, and allowing just two runs. Meanwhile, the bullpen was impervious. All the runs came early. The Braves [...]