IL1 Gwinnett Stripers

R-Braves game notes

Published on August 30, 2005 under International League (IL1)
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TODAY'S GAME: The first of a four game series. The 13th of 16 meetings with the Knights and the fifth of eight at The Diamond. The Braves are 5-7 vs. the Knights, 1-3 at The Diamond. The Braves were 6-2 vs. the Knights at home last season. Game one of a five game homestand. The Braves went 5-3 on an eight game road trip. The Braves are 18-23 vs. the IL South, 7-11 at home. The Braves are fourth in the South, four games behind third place Charlotte. Richmond is 98-113 all-time vs. the Knights.

YESTERDAY'S GAME: The Braves beat the Durham Bulls 4-3 at Durham Bulls Athletic Park Monday afternoon. The Braves rallied from a 2-0 deficit to gain a split of the four game series. The Bulls grabbed a 2-0 lead in the second on a two-run homer by Josh Phelps. Richmond bounced back to tie the game with two runs in the fourth on a single by Scott Thorman and a fielder's choice ground ball by Josh Arteaga. The Braves moved in front in the seventh. Jonathan Schuerholz knocked in the go-ahead run with a single. Kerry Robinson added an RBI double to give the Braves a 4-2 lead. The Bulls scored a run in the ninth on an error and had the tying run on base before the Braves turned a double play to end the game. Kevin Barry pitched six solid innings to earn the win. Jason Childers notched a save. Dewon Brazelton took the loss. Robinson and Andy Marte had two hits each for the Braves. Phelps and Luis Ordaz had two hits for the Bulls.

LIVE ARMS: The five current members of the Braves starting pitching rotation (Kevin Barry, Kyle Davies, Adam Bernero, Chuck James, and Anthony Lerew) have allowed just 21 earned runs in their last 103.2 innings (16 starts, 17 games) for a 1.82 ERA. Richmond is 11-6 over that stretch. The last time any of the current starters allowed more than three runs and did not go at least five innings was 8/11 (Lerew vs. Charlotte).

NOTABLE NUMBERS: Jason Bourgeois has hits in eight straight games (9-31.290). Scott Pratt has hits in five straight games (8-21 .381). Josh Arteaga's three game hitting streak ended last night. J.C. Boscan (4-14 .286) has hits in three straight games. James Jurries has hits in four straight games (5-15 .333). Brayan Pena has 309 plate appearances. He is 59 short of qualifying for the IL's batting race. With a .321 batting average he would be third in the league in hitting. Pena is hitting .492 (32-65) vs. left-handed pitchers. John Barnes has hits in three straight (4-9 .444). Barnes, now on the DL, Jurries, and Esix Snead missed the series with Durham 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 has hits in 15 of his last 16 games (25-60 .417).

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 386 man-games to the disabled list. The Braves have used a total of 52 players this season.

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