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Hudson Wins Again as G-Braves Clip Charlotte

April 24, 2012 - International League (IL1)
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LAWRENCEVILLE, GA. - Atlanta Braves' right-hander Tim Hudson turned in 5.2 innings of one-run baseball in his final rehab outing, leading the Gwinnett Braves to a 5-4 win over Charlotte on Tuesday night at Coolray Field. Hudson improved to 2-0 in his two starts with Gwinnett, helping the IL South Division-leading G-Braves snap a two-game losing streak.

Hudson cruised through 5.0 scoreless innings before finally surrendering a run in the sixth. With Gwinnett leading 2-0, the Knights closed the deficit to a run as Josh Phegley led off the frame with a triple and scored on a single by Jordan Danks. Charlotte threatened to even the score as Greg Golson reached on a fielder's choice and advanced to third, but right-hander Jaye Chapman (H, 1) came on and stranded Golson on a deep fly-out by Tyler Kuhn that was retrieved by left-fielder Jose Constanza.

Hudson (W, 2-0) finished with a run on six hits over 5.2 innings. The right-hander walked two and struck out four, throwing 110 pitches, 68 for strikes.

"It was good to get going and cruise for a little while," said Hudson, following the outing. "It was nice to get into some jams and work out of them, even though they scored a run (in the sixth). It gives you a gauge of where you are when your back is to the wall a bit, that's what it's all about. Making pitches in tough situations, and that's going to determine whether you win a lot of games or not."

The G-Braves supported Hudson with a run in the second inning as Stefan Gartrell walked and scored on a one-out single up the middle by Josh Wilson. Gwinnett threatened for more in the inning, but Charlotte left-hander Charlie Leesman escaped a one-out, runners-at-the-corners jam by starting a 1-3-2 double play. Jordan Parraz was thrown out at the plate by Knights' first-baseman Hector Gimenez to end the inning.

The lead grew to 2-0 in the fifth as Parraz singled, took second on a passed ball, advanced to third on a single by Wilson and scored on Boscan's fielder's choice. Leesman (L, 1-2) exited after 6.0 innings, having allowed two runs, one earned, on six hits for the Knights.

A three-run G-Braves' seventh inning built the lead to 5-1. With right-hander Brian Omogrosso on to replace Leesman, Parraz again singled and advanced to second on a passed ball. Following strikeouts by Wilson and Boscan, Luis Durango smashed a double down the left-field line scoring Parraz. Constanza followed with a double to left-center, scoring Durango. Ernesto Mejia increased the lead to four with a single scoring Constanza.

Still, the Knights would not go quietly. After 2.0 scoreless, hitless innings from right-hander Anthony Varvaro (H, 1), right-hander Adam Russell struggled through two-thirds of the ninth. Russell loaded the bases and allowed a two-run single to Gimenez, cutting the lead to 5-3. Left-hander Dusty Hughes came on and got what could have been the final out, but second-baseman Drew Sutton misfired on a throw to first for a run-scoring error. After a walk to re-load the bases, Hughes (S, 2) finally escaped the jam with a grounder to Wilson at short for a game-ending fielder's choice.

Parraz (3-for-4, two runs) and Wilson (3-for-4, RBI) each finished with three-hit nights for the G-Braves, while Parraz extended his hitting streak to seven games as a result. Mejia went 1-for-4 with an RBI to extend his on-base streak to 17-straight games. Sutton saw his hitting streak snapped at 11 games, going 0-for-2 with two walks on the night.

Gimenez finished 2-for-5 with two RBI to lead the way for the Knights.

The Gwinnett Braves (13-6) continue their three-game series with the Charlotte Knights (10-9) on Wednesday night at Coolray Field, first pitch scheduled for 7:05 PM. Right-hander Eric Junge (2-1, 4.50) is slated to start for the G-Braves, while the Knights will counter with right-hander Terry Doyle (0-1, 4.96). Listen to the game on WDUN 550 AM and 102.9 FM with Tony Schiavone calling the play-by-play. The game will also be broadcast live on CSS.

Wednesday night is "Tyson Chicken Wednesday" presented by Tyson(r) Any'tizers(r). It's also another "Winning Wednesday" presented by the Georgia Lottery. If the G-Braves are victorious, everyone will receive a special discount offer on future game tickets.

Tickets for all Gwinnett Braves home games are on sale now at the Coolray Field Box Office. Call (678) 277-0340 or visit gwinnettbraves.com for more information.

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