Playoffs
Schedule & Game Recap |
Marauders 7, Braves 2
Fielding lapses, inibility to drive in runs hurts
Coming off a 15 hit, 11 run offensive barage against the top-rates Cardinals, hopes were high that the Braves would continue that hot-hitting against the Marauders, a team the Braves would have to catch if they were to make the playoffs. But despite 13 baserunners in 7 innings, including 9 on base hits, the Braves could only score 2. The Braves went just 1 for 13 with runners in scoring position, that 1 hit coming off the bat of Sean Clarke, who delivered an RBI single in the 5th that plated the Braves 2nd run of the game. The Braves left 11 runners on base. Leading the hitting were Kaname Kakuma who went 3/4 with a double and 2 stolen bases, and Constantinos Gionas who went 3/3 with a run scored and a stolen base. Greg Froese had the other Braves RBI on a sac fly in the 2nd. This game was actually closer than the 7-2 final would indicate, as the Marauders led by just a slim 4-2 margin going to the bottom of the 6th. But 3 Braves errors in the game resulted in 5 unearned runs. The Braves also had some bad luck when in the 4th, trailing 3-1, they loaded the bases with 2 out, and Joe Rizzi absolutely tatooed a hard one-hopper, but right at the 2nd baseman. You could not hit a ground ball any harder. That would have cashed 2 runs and tied the ballgame. Interesting to note, the Braves led 1-0 in the 2nd inning, which now means they have led their opponents in 11 of their 14 games played this year. The Braves next action is Friday versus the Cubs. |
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