Thursday, September 6, 2012


Braves 1, Rockies 0 (boxscore)



Watch and cringe:  



Turning Point: See, watch and cringe.

Jhoulys Chacin's Line: 3 1/3 IP, 1 R (0 ER), 7 H, 3 BB, 3 K, 78 pitches (44 strikes)

Sloppy, sloppy, sloppy.

Also lucky, lucky, lucky the Braves didn't do more damage against him. But that was pretty much the theme of the series for Colorado starters. They didn't look sharp at all, but managed to limit the damage and give the offense a shot to win it. I'm just not sure if I should compliment them on that, or simply point out how inept and unproductive the Braves offense has been of late.

Maybe it's a little of both. I don't know. Just catch the damn ball and score a run.

Bullpen's Line: 4 2/3 innings of PERFECT relief with 4 strikeouts mixed in.

Pure brilliance again from Matt Reynolds, Guillermo Moscoso, Rex Brothers and Matt Belisle. Now ice those arms up and do it again tomorrow.

What's Next: I think that's enough about this one. As for the next one, well, the Rockies are heading to Philadelphia on Friday night for a 5:05 start. We'll see a pair of left-handers on the mound then with Jeff Francis (5-4, 5.73) battling against Cliff Lee (4-7, 3.52.)

Yes, you see that correctly, Francis has more wins than Lee this season despite not debuting until June and being thrown into a 75-pitch system. Baseball is just flat weird like that.
