IL1 Gwinnett Stripers

R-Braves game notes

August 28, 2005 - International League (IL1)
Gwinnett Stripers News Release


TONIGHT'S GAME: The third of a four game series. The 15th of 16 meetings with the Bulls and the seventh of eight at Athletic Park. The Braves are 8-6 vs. the Bulls, 4-2 at Durham. The Braves were 3-3 vs. the Bulls in Durham last season. Game seven of an eight game road trip (Braves are 4-2) The Braves are 17-22 vs. the IL South, 10-11 on the road. The Braves are fourth in the South, 3.5 games behind Charlotte. Durham is second in the South, 15.5 games out of first. Richmond is 58-70 all-time vs. the Bulls.

LAST NIGHT'S GAME: The Braves lost 4-3 to the Bulls in Durham last night. The Bulls jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the third on Fernando Cortez two-run triple. The Bulls made it 3-0 in the fourth on an RBI double by Eric Munson. The Braves battled back with two runs in the fifth. Josh Arteaga doubled a run in to get the Braves on the scoreboard. He later scored on a Scott Thorman single to make it 3-2. Richmond tied the game in the eighth when Tony Pena cashed in Jason Bourgeois leadoff triple with a run scoring single. The Bulls went ahead to stay in the home half on a Earl Snyder sacrifice fly. Franklin Nunez picked up the win. Lee Gardner earned a save. Jim Brower took the loss. Kerry Robinson had three hits for the Braves. Cortez, B.J. Upton, and Kevin Cash had two hits each for the Bulls.

STRONG ARMED: The five current members of the Braves starting pitching rotation (Kevin Barry, Kyle Davies, Adam Bernero, Chuck James, and Anthony Lerew) have allowed just 17 earned runs in their last 92.2 innings (14 starts, 15 games) for a 1.65 ERA. The Braves have gone 13 straight games without allowing a first inning run.

THE NUMBER CRUNCH: Brayan Pena has 302 plate appearances. He is 62 short of qualifying for the IL's batting race. With a .327 batting average he would be third in the league in hitting. Pena is hitting .500 (32-64) vs. left-handed pitchers. Richmond is last in the IL in batting average, runs scored, home runs, strikeouts by pitchers, and walks issued. Andy Marte is 12 for his last 25 (.444) over seven games. James Jurries has hits in four straight games (5-15 .333). John Barnes has hits in three straight (4-9 .444). Barnes, now on the DL, Jurries, and Esix Snead have missed the series with Durham thus far due to injuries. Snead leads the IL in stolen bases. Snead's 46 stolen bases are tied for seventh best in R-Braves history. Only three R-Braves (Ed Miller, Ralph Garr, and Albert Hall) have stolen more than 50 in a season. Snead is trying to become the third player in IL history to lead the league in steals three straight years. The other two also played in Richmond (Len Johnston of the Virginians who did it 1956-58 and former R-Brave Ed Miller who did it 1978-80). Kerry Robinson led the Pacific Coast League in stolen bases when he joined the Braves June 22. Robinson's combined 37 steals is fifth best in Triple-A. Jason Bourgeois has hits in six straight games (7-23.304). Jason Childers has allowed just one earned run in his last 15 innings. Scott Thorman is hitting .400 (18-45) in his last 11 games.

THE ROSTER: The Braves roster is now 24 (12 pitchers, two catchers, seven infielders, and three outfielders; four players are on the DL). The Braves have made 119 roster moves this season and lost 378 man-games to the disabled list. The Braves have used a total of 52 players this season.

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