Matt Diaz broke out his first multi-hit game since returning from the disabled list on Tuesday night, including two doubles, the second of which drove in Yunel Escobar from first base in the eleventh inning for the winning run. Eric Hinske then followed with some added insurance runs in the form of a towering fly-ball two-run homerun (I forgot which ballpark this was for a moment). Billy Wagner then came on to pick up his 18th save of the year.
The Braves got the game started off right by loading the bases in the first inning, but Troy Glaus grounded into a double play and Yunel Escobar flied out with only one run scoring. Jair Jurrjens then gave up a homerun after a walk in the bottom half of the inning to give Philly the 2-to-1 lead.
The Braves tied it up in the fourth on a David Ross line drive, scoring Matt Diaz, who had doubled. Martin Prado put the Braves in front with a solo homerun in the fourth, but Jurrjens gave the lead right back. After another walk, Ryan Howard barely missed a homerun and ended up with a triple, scoring Raul Ibanez with no outs. With Howard on third and no outs Peter Moylan came on to strike out Jayson Werth, and then Jonny Venters got the two remaining outs. That began some great work by the Atlanta bullpen, which threw five innings of one-hit ball to finish out the game.
Jair Jurrjens pitched great, and really only made two mistakes, but like Derek Lowe last night, those mistakes were with runners on base and produced a maximum return on effort for Philadelphia. The Phillies had only three hits all night, and just two for the first ten innings. The lead-off walks also hurt Jurrjens, as two of his three bases on balls came around to score.
The Braves had plenty of chances to score, as they had 13 hits and 2 walks, but grounded into two double-plays and didn't do much hitting with runners on base (except for Matty Diaz, that is -- and HInske in the 11th).
Overall it was a terrific win for the Braves, who have a chance to win the series tomorrow. This wasn't a pretty win, but it got the job done, and I'll take it.
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JJ was on point tonight....
How many times can you pitch a game when you give up more runs than hits. Only allowing two hits to the Phils equal a sick comeback by Jair Jurrjens.
romone_braves91 - July 6, 2010
yep
he looked good. Lets win the series tomorrow
Braves24 - July 6, 2010
Yup
he pitched way better tonight than that boxscore shows.
frozendesert - July 6, 2010
when it’s time to rock a funky joint
TradeAndruw - July 6, 2010
All the pitchers were very good (even Chavez!) 3 hits allowed in 11 innnings is damn impressive
BraveSaluki - July 6, 2010
Yeah
Very, very impressive. Scary how good he can really be when healthy.
sag969 - July 6, 2010
I hate Phils fans
that is all
MBL1 - July 6, 2010 via mobile
I agree with the above statement
that is all
frozendesert - July 6, 2010
And the marlins i cant stand that team or the announcers but hell yea jj was on big time all we need now is glaus to come alive against the mets this weekend we need that series going in to the break
cali viking - July 6, 2010
punctuation
can be your friend
sddbaker - July 7, 2010
Hey im on my i phone at work give me a break
cali viking - July 7, 2010
The win also makes us 14-14 against the NL East
Important in a division in which everybody is playing everybody tough, right now:
vs East
Braves 14-14
Mets 18-18
Phillies 15-16
Marlins 17-16
Nats 15-15
SuperNewb - July 6, 2010
Awesome stuff
+1
sag969 - July 6, 2010
crazy!
homerun - July 7, 2010
Real impressive when you consider the Braves at one point had a 3-9 record against the east.
Frozen Fan - July 7, 2010
Great, great win.
A real gut check. JJ looked fine, the ‘pen picked him up when hefaltered just a little and we outlasted them, even after giving up a royal scoring opportunity on Larry’s boneheaded baserunning.
Awesome fans they’ve got. Run for the hills at the first opportunity.
Love that BMac catch in foul territory. All the guys along the railing yelling encouragement and “attaboys” while Hudson laughs at him for falling down.
Sam Jethroe - July 6, 2010
That’s Hudson for ya! :P
MBL1 - July 6, 2010 via mobile
That guy is beyond awesome
On the field and off.
Sam Jethroe - July 6, 2010
Love Huddy
one of my favorite Braves of all time. How can you not love him? he’s an awesome pitcher, he’s funny and he does all that stuff with his foundation. Huddy is great.
MBL1 - July 6, 2010 via mobile
Exactly
Three huge feathers in his cap.
Sam Jethroe - July 6, 2010
I know
I was shocked. After the go ahead run almost half of the ballpark left.
That’s just gotta be demoralizing as a Phillies player.
sag969 - July 6, 2010
I was
almost surprised that the suicide wasn’t on with Chipper on third.
frozendesert - July 6, 2010
He just decided to commit suicide, instead.
Sam Jethroe - July 6, 2010
Eh
You have to run at contact in that situation, especially since Yunel could ground into a double play, Chipper needs to hustle to score at least one run. Luck just didn’t go away and he got caught in a bad run down.
Not really much he can do about it, and I don’t think its a mistake either.
sag969 - July 6, 2010
With no one out and the play right there beside you, you really shouldn’t go on contact, any more than you should try to go to third from second on a ball hit in front of you, for the same reason. If The Book says different, then it’s wrong. Maybe break if they try to go to second and start a DP but stay put otherwise.
Sam Jethroe - July 6, 2010
Just wondering
Who catches if Ross and McCann get injured in the same game?kind of off topic but i’m curious
MBL1 - July 6, 2010 via mobile
Raw Dog
I think.
Deion was once our emergency catcher. That would have been FUN.
Sam Jethroe - July 6, 2010
Nonononono
The order of emergency catcher is Caveman, then Raw Dog
GoBravesNY - July 6, 2010
I was going through the threads looking for this. And credit you, of course
BraveSaluki - July 6, 2010
Haha. GMTA. I’m on my phone but I saw this and thought I had to jump on the opportunity to post it. Tore through the house to get to a computer. Good times
GoBravesNY - July 6, 2010 via mobile
Well...
That’s why I qualified it.
Matt would be LOL worthy in catcher’s gear. Hudson would have to be hospitalized.
Sam Jethroe - July 6, 2010
I’m getting that you don’t get the pictoral reference. Emergency! was a 1960s (maybe 70s- don’t know off the top of my head. I think the former) show centered around two parametics (here Diaz and Conrad) with two main doctors back at the hospital (Lowe and Huddy) and the last main figure was the head nurse (Haithcock). So in the metaphor only Brooksy and Diaz would put on gear because only Roy and Gage (the two parametics) went out to the field. Well most of the time anyway. Great show.
Get it?
GoBravesNY - July 7, 2010 via mobile
Que?
oVecKid - July 7, 2010 via mobile
Dude
I’m 42. That was my favorite show as a kid. John Gage was played by Randolph Mantooth, who was about the coolest guy on the planet in the mid 70’s and Roy DeSoto was played by Kevin Tighe, who has gone on to be a John Sayles regular, including in Eight Men Out and, more recently, as John Locke’s ass of a father on Lost. (I’m doing all of this from memory, btw…I won’t go on and talk about Dixie and the guy played by Bobby Troup who was Julie London’s real life husband, but I think you get the idea.)
So…yeah, I get it.
My observation still stands: Diaz would look, and be, hilarious in catcher’s gear.
Sam Jethroe - July 7, 2010
Dorothy Mantooth is a saint!
kreese555 - July 7, 2010
I took her to a nice seafood dinner tonight
Scott Coleman - July 7, 2010
I will smash your face into a car windshield then take your mother Dorothy Mantooth out for a nice seafood dinner and NEVER call her again!
kreese555 - July 7, 2010
Dude, that’s awesome. And I agree. Diaz would be hillarious
GoBravesNY - July 7, 2010
1970’s and probably early 80’s as well.
Mountngrown - July 7, 2010
I know I read something...
in the past week (while Ross had the dinged finger, and before Diaz was back from the DL), that the backups were Conrad and ….wait for it… Yunel!
I will try to find my source.
sddbaker - July 7, 2010
haha thanks everyone! :P
MBL1 - July 7, 2010 via mobile
That would be connrad hes the back up up
cali viking - July 7, 2010
Good game by Matty
I hope it’s a sign of things to come because I really like him.
musicman - July 6, 2010
Another reason
Diaz is one of my favorite players. The guy just hustles so much and can come up clutch in big moments. Scoring Yunel from first was huge and just took everything out of the Phillies.
Credit to Jair for an absolutely fantastic game.
I just hope we can do better against Moyer than we did last time. I think he got a 2 hit shutout.
sag969 - July 6, 2010
i say we tack onto his HR count
TCfromDubVee - July 6, 2010
If Matty D can show up tomorrow liike tonight....
there should be no worries about Moyer. I have a feeling the lineup for the Good Guys will be
1. Prado
2. Infante
3. Chip
4. Glaus
5.. Mac
6. Esco
7. Matty D
8. Blanco
9. Meds
That’s just an educated guess.
romone_braves91 - July 6, 2010
i kinda wouldn't be surprised if we see rossy again catching just because its another lefty up and that's another righty bat we can squeeze in there
but otherwise yes…although i sorta wonder if matty d won’t move in front of esco
SouthernPanther - July 7, 2010
Matt Diaz is a baseball player/ I F*N LOVE MATT DIAZ
/thread
GoBravesNY - July 6, 2010 via mobile
There were a lot of crappy at-bats in this game,
led by Glaus with the bases loaded and no outs in the 1st and Escobar with runners on the corners and no outs in the 8th. But the pitching held the Phils in check long enough for us to get into the back end of the Philly pen. Great job by the relievers. And welcome back to the world of competent hitting, Matt Diaz! It’s great to have you!
Oh, and one note about Bobby’s bullpen management. I know it all worked out in the end, but he really should have used Wagner while it was still tied instead of waiting for the lead. We ended up having Chavez in there in a high-leverage situation and Wagner in a comparatively low-leverage situation (despite the “save”). That is sub-optimal, and could easily have cost us the game.
Jacob Peterson - July 6, 2010
I'm not complaining, though, just to be clear.
Any game we beat the Phillies is a good game! Now lets win the series tomorrow—preferably without going to extra innings!
Jacob Peterson - July 6, 2010
At home
I would agree with you about Wagner, but not on the road. I would rather save Wagner to close out the game if we took the lead, I would not want to have to ask Chavez to go out there in a save situation.
homerlanding - July 7, 2010
this
on the road, you get the opportunity to put your closer in once you take the lead. Also, chavez was in there to face the worst of the worst of the phillies lineup. After werth, he faced castro, valdez, and sardinha. I’d much rather have chavez face the bottom of a top-heavy lineup than let him in there in a save situation.
telemakhos - July 7, 2010
So you don’t have confidence in Chavez pitching with a lead, but you’re okay with him pitching in a tie? At least with a lead, if he gives up run(s) the game may still continue. If gives up run(s) in a tie, we lose.
BenDuronio - July 7, 2010
for the record, I’m not comfortable with chavez pitching at all. When he came in, I thought that bobby was sick of being at the ballpark and wanted to go home.
Your argument makes a lot of sense. The one thing I will say is that chavez can potentially do multiple innings. Not knowing the situation that would happen, you put your long man in to go until he’s tired and you need to go to the next one and you have your closer fresh to lock the game down after you score your runs.
telemakhos - July 7, 2010
You're absolutely correct
Saving the game is not as important as holding the lead.
BenDuronio - July 7, 2010
Surprisingly
Since I’m a Cox Strategy Skeptic and I make people sick of hearing me say “Sometimes the save is in the 6th or 7th inning”…I was okay with it.
Last at bat in that dump for the Phillies is always a higher stress situation than it might appear on paper.
Sam Jethroe - July 6, 2010
Rec'd
I would hate to have to watch us pitch is that park 82 games a year…Goodness.
Jman781 - July 7, 2010
I wouldn't
It’d mean we would be the home team and get the last ABs.
That being said, I prefer us being in a pitcher-friendly or neutral field.
skymuse - July 7, 2010
BUT BUT…Wags had to get teh savez! Bobby knew that
MBL1 - July 7, 2010 via mobile
Damn NL East....
Any other year, a record of 49-35 would result in a lead of at least 6 maybe 7 games but this year it’s only 2. I guess the other teams are forcing the Braves to earn the Division Crown. Let’s Go Bravos!
romone_braves91 - July 7, 2010
Fight til the end...
So we’ll be sharp for the playoffs, I’m cool with it
foxrobe - July 7, 2010
ESPN highlights in this game
included the Phillies bullpen and how they absolutely shut us down in the 8th when Contreras and Romero got out of a jam. A graphic and everything showcasing the Phillies bullpen. Then they casually mention how Diaz hit the game-winner.
ESPN makes me sick sometimes
JayF - July 7, 2010
To hell with ESPN....
EricGreggWasPaidOff - July 7, 2010
How bout that ESPN?
Fuck Em!
award6 - July 7, 2010
This.
Yet another reason to watch MLB Network. Monday night they had HR and Joe Migrane (sp?) talking about the Braves v the Phillies. HR was still riding the Phillies train, but Joe goes flat out, if you want the most complete and balanced team in the NL East without question its Atlanta. That just made me realized how much better MLB Network is.
cmdpsu15 - July 7, 2010
What?
ESPN didn’t highlight Chris Farley’s twin brother give up the homer to Hinske? Talk about crappy sports journalism.
adc62 - July 7, 2010
All I could think was
Your Delta Tau Chi name is…………..FLOUNDER!
gramsey712 - July 7, 2010
Dorffman...
…I’ve given this a great deal of thought…
Sam Jethroe - July 7, 2010
I just saw your comment after I made mine. I hate ESPN.
BullManUGA - July 7, 2010
Sooo glad to get the W.
Losing that game would have hurt for a while. Chavez just wins baby!
Frozen Fan - July 7, 2010
This was the second game in the last week or so where I showed up around the 10th/11th inning and then the Braves won. :)
EricGreggWasPaidOff - July 7, 2010
How about Escobar?
Everyone is so eager to berate the guy when he has a bad game, how about a little love tonight. 2 for 5, scores the game winner from first on a double, and really kept the game from being a loss with 3 excellent defensive plays at SS that most shortstops in the league would not have made.
homerlanding - July 7, 2010
+1
A lot of people around here are like Prussian drill instructors.
Sam Jethroe - July 7, 2010
Absolutely.
I love Yunel.
sddbaker - July 7, 2010
Moyer needs to be punished tomorrow.
He won’t be pitching against the april Braves this time.
Frozen Fan - July 7, 2010
I sense bad things may happen tomorrow.
Bronn - July 7, 2010
I sense the Braves kicking the shit out of a punchless Phillies team. I worried about Lowe vs. Halliday. I’ll take Medlen over Moyer all day long.
Frozen Fan - July 7, 2010
Moyer's false teeth falling out?
Sam Jethroe - July 7, 2010
Moyer falls...
and can’t get up?
sddbaker - July 7, 2010
11 year old pitching against a 97 year old. Should be interesting.
MBL1 - July 7, 2010 via mobile
had a dream last night
in it, jason heyward was called out trying to steal home, and he was obviously safe. it would have tied the game 2-2 in the 7th
awix - July 7, 2010
Who took the lightning bolt he called down?
Sam Jethroe - July 7, 2010
big win
jerryclore - July 7, 2010
You’re back!!!!!
Scott Coleman - July 7, 2010
Did you guys and gals see the guy fall from the 2nd deck in Texas?
Holy shit….i mean, that’s gruesome. The reactions from the people there almost made you throw up.
Scott Coleman - July 7, 2010
man...
i am SO glad that they dont have actual video of him falling – just seeing the ump throw his hands up makes me sick
traphicg - July 7, 2010
I didn’t see a video, but I heard about it. That’s horrible. I hope he’s alright.
MBL1 - July 7, 2010 via mobile
hope he’s alright, too. anybody got a vid/pic?
Chief Noc-A-Homa - July 7, 2010
There’s one on MLB.com. It’s quite freaky.
MBL1 - July 7, 2010 via mobile
damn
sucks for them. I’ve got a thing about heights. the concept of falling like that is absolutely terrifying to me. you’ll never see me on top of the Green Monster
Chief Noc-A-Homa - July 7, 2010
That’s actually a good fear, though. I have a thing about falling too. That’s why i wanna go indoor skydiving, never really jumping out of a plane! lol.
MBL1 - July 7, 2010 via mobile
At my work meeting last night
Our boss told us that the winner of the competition after the month was over got to go skydiving with him. I was like…“Can I lose on purpose?”
kreese555 - July 7, 2010
Not really trying to be glib, but the falling isn’t the problem. It’s the landing that sucks.
UMDBHIK - July 7, 2010
haha that’s true.
MBL1 - July 7, 2010
lol................
that’s kind of like saying, “guns don’t kill people. bullets do.”
NEITHER combined is a good thing
“lol”
Chief Noc-A-Homa - July 7, 2010
Let's be honest
The most important part of last night’s game was getting Chavez his first win. I’m sure that was the motivation for Diaz.
KoKo the Monkey (T-Bone) - July 7, 2010
Philly Fans !!!
YA GOTTA LOVE EM !!! HEADING FOR THE EXITS AFTER HINSKIE HITS THE BOMB !!!
ggotch - July 7, 2010
Things I learned at the game last night
1) Phillies fans know very little about baseball
2) TC wouldnt let me log in through Yahoo so I could drop in live during the OT
3) Theres a reason those girls work at the strip club on a Tuesday night
bpk228480 - July 7, 2010
Phillies and Eagles fans
Are some of the very stupidest people alive.
Sam Jethroe - July 7, 2010
Sorry for not getting this up for you guys!
I got home from work and my power was out, so I had to hit up gondeee to cover it for me. Great stuff by him as usual.
BenDuronio - July 7, 2010
memo to Ernie - at least ACT like you're having fun,
as opposed to having the personality of a toaster.
Smoltz is key, but this “spreading out” of Chip and Joe is not cool…..kind of like PeachtreeTV.
Aside from that, GO BRAVES
Chief Noc-A-Homa - July 7, 2010
Oh yeah,
Phillies ball girls are babes. le sighhhhhhhhh
Chief Noc-A-Homa - July 7, 2010
Cool of the team
To spring for them actually having the names on their jerseys. Almost makes up for that asshole mascot of theirs.
But not quite.
Sam Jethroe - July 7, 2010
The Braves need some girls out there doing that.
maybe some war paint here and there…..?
Chief Noc-A-Homa - July 7, 2010
Great win for the Braves,
not it’s time to shut down father time.
jbeachbum24 - July 7, 2010
I love this team.....
“I told Rossy before the game that we were going to combine for four hits and he was going to have three,” Diaz said. “He told me I was selfish after the game because I took the three hits.”
MBL1 - July 7, 2010 via mobile
I would just like to say MLBN and everyone who works there can go leap off a jagged cliff for forcing the stupid Sawx/Rays game instead of Braves/Phils. Why do you do this to me MLBN? Because I live in an AL market? I’m pretty sure Philly is closer to me than St. Petersburg is.
Bastards. I hope you all catch the clap from Reynolds.
UMDBHIK - July 7, 2010
I’m traveling so I didn’t get to see the game so I had to catch the highlights on ESPN.
Holy. Fucking. Shit. They didn’t make ONE mention of Jurrjens giving up only 2 hits, focused most of the highlight on the Phillies shutting us down in the 8th and didn’t show Hinkse’s homer in the 11th. Wow. What a complete shit highlight. You would have thought from the segment that he Phillies were killing us.
BullManUGA - July 7, 2010
It’s always going to be that way with ESPN Evan I f we won the world series they would give the team we beat more props they never give the braves any respect !
cali viking - July 7, 2010
It's been like that for years.
Literally for decades.
Sam Jethroe - July 7, 2010
Ok I don’t get it why can’t we hit moyer he’s 187 years old he throws 80 . We just can’t hit him other than prados HR he made chipper look older than him and glaus who has 5 HRs against him in the past ,looked older than moyer to are bats better come alive or it’s going to be a long night . Don’t get me wrong we are the better team by far but there’s something about moyer I hate the old prick go BRAVES!!!
cali viking - July 7, 2010
Ops my bad we came alive now I’m glad I was wrong I can’t stand that old shit it’s about time we hit the shit out of him it’s all over now there’s no stoping us we can beat moyer I love it and meds is the shit scratch that prodo is the shit go BRAVES!!!!
cali viking - July 7, 2010
O and Diaz to glad to have him back !
cali viking - July 7, 2010
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