IL1 Gwinnett Stripers

Braves winning streak ends at six

April 14, 2008 - International League (IL1)
Gwinnett Stripers News Release


Allentown, PA. - The Lehigh Valley IronPigs beat the Richmond Braves 3-1 Monday at Coca-Cola Park. The IronPigs took advantage of a key error to score two unearned runs and end a six game Braves winning streak and the IronPigs 11 game losing skid.

Lehigh Valley scored twice in the third inning to take a 2-0 lead. The IronPigs followed an error on a force play with an RBI double by Andy Tracy and a sacrifice fly by Brennan King. The IronPigs stretched their advantage to 3-0 in the sixth on a sac fly by Casey Smith. Richmond rallied back in the seventh on an RBI single by Josh Anderson to cut the IronPigs lead to 3-1. Richmond threatened in the ninth but stranded two runners.

Ron Chiavacci picked up the win. Chuck James took the loss. Matt Childers notched a save. Anderson and Joe Borchard had two hits for Richmond. The Braves stranded 10 runners.

Richmond continues their road trip at Rochester with a doubleheader Tuesday starting at 6:05. Jonathon Rouwenhorst and Charlie Morton are slated to pitch for the Braves against Phillip Humber and Casey Daigle.

The Braves return home Saturday, April 19 vs. Charlotte. For information on ticket packages and corporate partnership opportunities please call the Braves at 359-4444, e-mail tickets@rbraves.com or visit www.rbraves.com.

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