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G-Braves Snap Losing Streak with 7-4 Win

June 20, 2010 - International League (IL1)
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The Lead: The Gwinnett Braves beat the Syracuse Chiefs 7-4 on Sunday afternoon at Coolray Field in Lawrenceville, GA. The G-Braves (32-38) snapped a three-game losing skid, and have now posted a win in the final game of a series for the third time in their last four. Gwinnett moves 9.0 games back in 3rd place in the International League South at press time, trailing division leader Durham. Syracuse (41-30) remains 1.5 games up in 1st place in the IL North.

It Was Over When: Gwinnett broke out of their 23-inning scoreless streak in a big way. The G-Braves hung runs on the board right away on Sunday afternoon, scoring in each of the first three frames.

Braves Beat:

On the Mound: RHP Takashi Saito took the mound in the second straight MLB rehab start for an Atlanta Braves pitcher for Gwinnett, one day after Jair Jurrjens' second go-round for the G-Braves. In his first start at any level since he played for Yokohama in the Japanese Professional Baseball League, Saito went 1.0 IP and allowed just 1 hit and struck out 1 without allowing a run. RHP Ryne Reynoso (1-5), who had lost a franchise record 6 games coming into the day, notched his first Triple-A win with 3.1 IP, yielding 1 ER and striking out 3 batters.

At the plate: Every Braves batter save one player got a hit, including C J.C. Boscan, who hit his first HR of the season and finished 1-for-2 with 2 RBI. Boscan also threw out two runners on steal attempts. First baseman Freddie Freeman finished 2-for-4 with 2 RBI, extending his season-high hitting streak to 9 games. Third baseman Wes Timmons went 1-for-1 with his 11th steal of the season and reached base four of his five times at the plate.

The opposition:

On the Mound: Chiefs starter, RHP Jeff Mandel (2-3), went just 2.2 IP in the loss. He was charged with 7 R/6 ER, while walking 3, striking out none and giving up a homer.

At the plate: Right fielder Kevin Mench went 1-for-4 with 2 RBI, while center fielder Justin Maxwell was 2-for-4 with an RBI.

On Deck: Gwinnett welcomes another IL North squad to Coolray Field, facing off against the Buffalo Bisons (New York Mets) in the first game of a four-game series at 7:05 p.m. The G-Braves will send RHP Tim Gustafson (6-4, 5.30 ERA) to the hill against RHP Dylan Owen (3-2, 5.73 ERA) for the Bisons. The game will be broadcast on TV on CSS, while the radio broadcast will be on WDUN-550 AM.

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