The Braves lost again to fall to 0-2 this series against the bottom feeding Reds. Honestly, the onus of this responsibility falls squarely on the shoulders of Peter Moylan. That's not to say that he didn't pitch well, he just didn't do what we've come to expect him to do. Other than Peter's uncharacteristically poor performance the night was full of hope. The Braves attempted one of their patented late inning rallys, falling short by only one run, Salty got the rare 1B start against the righty, and Jo-Jo proved he could play with the big boys. I think Chipper Jones summed it up best.
"I was impressed with him," Jones said. "Young pitchers — you've got to try to get them ahead in the count because they get predictable if they get behind in the count. Big-league hitters will take advantage of that. If he pitches ahead in the count, he's pretty darn good." (AJC)
It looks like Jo-Jo is starting to feel more at ease pitching up here. This kid has some stuff and the makeup that others sorely lack. Let's hope he is a pleasant surprise the rest of the way.
I know everyone else will be covering the Salty bit so i'll skip it. I still say Salty is better behind the plate long run.
Braves 5, Reds 6
W: Arroyo (4-10)
L: Reyes (0-1)
S: Weathers (18)
HR: A. Jones (18)
(BTW: How does Reyes get the loss if he only gave up 4 runs?)
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment