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Braves Game Notes vs. Rochester

May 28, 2007 - International League (IL1)
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Richmond Braves (28-18) @ Rochester Red Wings (24-21)

Game # 47, Road Game # 23 ♦ May 28, 2007 ♦ 4:05 PM ♦ Frontier Field ♦ Rochester, NY

RHP Lance Cormier (0-0,0.00) vs. RHP Jeremy Cummings (3-1, 2.73)

TODAY'S GAME: The fifth of eight meetings and the first of four at Frontier Field. The Braves took three of four games in Richmond. Richmond is 3-1 vs. the Red Wings at home. Richmond is 318-337 (.485) all-time vs. Rochester. Richmond is 6-6 vs. the IL North Division. The Braves are 3-1 vs. the North on the road. The third game of a season-long 10-game road trip. The Braves are in first place in the South by six games over Durham. Richmond is 8-5 in day games. The Braves have dropped six of their last 10 games and are now 9-9 in the Month of May.

YESTERDAY'S GAME: The Braves dropped the series finale against Norfolk by a score of 6-3. The Braves dropped three of four against the Tides. Richmond starter Kevin Barry allowed five runs in the second inning and the Braves' bats couldn't come back. The Braves' Graham Koonce was 1-for-3 and drove in two of the Richmond runs. The Braves out-hit the Tides' 11-8 but stranded nine of runners in the loss. Four Richmond batters recorded a pair of hits including Brayan Pena, who was 2-for-4, to record his first multi-hit game since joining the Braves on May 18. Doug Clark, Bill McCarthy and Yunel Escobar were the other Braves with two hits in the game. Jeff Bennett was the first reliever out of the Richmond bullpen and pitched two and one-third scoreless innings. Rich Scalamandre saw his first action since April 20 when he was activated from the DL prior to Sunday's game. Scalamandre pitched one and two-thirds innings and finished the game for the Braves. Gregor Blanco, who was 0-5 on Sunday, saw his nine-game hit streak end.

AS THE ROSTER TURNS: RHP Lance Cormier is the second Atlanta Brave to be assigned to Richmond on a major league rehab. RHP Joe Winkelsas and RHP Paul Bush were activated from the DL on Sunday and were both assigned to double-A Mississippi. RHP Buddy Carlyle joined Atlanta on Saturday. He is the eighth R-Brave to earn a big league call-up this season. RHP Rich Scalamandre has been activated from the DL. With the addition of LHP Dan Smith, who made his Triple-A debut yesterday, the Braves roster again stands at 24 (12 pitchers, two catchers, six infielders, and four outfielders). There are two players on the DL and one on the Restricted List. Smith is the sixth player promoted from Mississippi to Richmond this season. The R-Braves have made 42 roster moves this season.

NUMBERS OF NOTE: The Braves are playing .500 ball in May (9-9) after playing .750 ball in April (15-5). R-Braves starting pitchers are now 11-13 (.458). Richmond's 27-11 record was the best in franchise history through 38 games. The Braves also set a club record by opening up a 10-game lead in the IL South Division on May 18. That was the largest lead at any time during the season in R-Braves history. The Braves current six-game lead is tied for the second-largest in all of organized baseball (Trenton lead the Eastern League's Northern Division by 6.0 games and Boston leads the AL East by 11.5 games). The Braves are one of two clubs in the IL which are undefeated this season when leading after six innings (Richmond is 24-0; Buffalo is 17-0). The Braves 10-3 record in one-run games is the best in the IL.

TOPPING THE CHARTS: The Braves 3.17 team ERA remains the best in the International League. Richmond also leads the IL with seven shutouts. The Braves are tied for the fewest home runs allowed (24). T.J. Bohn is tied for the league-lead with Indianapolis' Rajai Davis and Charlotte's Kenny Kelly for assists by an outfielder with six. Richmond is 2nd in percentage of opponents caught stealing (31-70, .443). Corky Miller is 3rd in caught stealing percentage (19-44, .432). The Braves are 2nd in the league in steals with 54.

NOT EVEN SUMMER YET: Wes Timmons and Yunel Escobar have heated things up of late. Timmons is 7-for-16 (.438) with four runs, two doubles and two RBI in his last four games. Escobar is 26-for-69 (.377) with seven runs, five doubles, two triples and 13 RBI in his last 18 games for the Braves.

SOME SCORELESS STUFF: Buddy Hernandez has pitched 13.2-scoreless innings in nine-straight relief appearances for the R-Braves. Jeff Bennett has not allowed a run in 7.0 innings in his last four relief appearances for Richmond.

UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLES

Tuesday, May 29 @ Rochester 7:05 PM RHP Trey Hodges vs. RHP Nick Blackburn

Wednesday, May 30 @ Rochester 7:05 RHP Jonathan Johnson vs. RHP Kevin Slowey

Thursday, May 31 @ Rochester 7:05 p.m. LHP Dan Smith vs. RHP Dave Gassner

Friday, June 1 @ Ottawa 6:05 p.m. RHP Kevin Barry vs. TBA

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