Jeff Francoeur shouldn't feel too bad about feeling left out. He turned out to be the only position player who didn't have an RBI today. Then again, Martin Prado was the only position player who didn't score. Chipper Jones was the one left out of the hit parade. Eight starters, including pitcher Jorge Campillo got at least one hit, seven players had RBIs and seven players scored in the 12-3 win Sunday afternoon.
Campillo's day came to a painful end after fouling a 1-0 pitch off his left foot in the 7th inning, but by that time the Braves had a comfortable lead that the bullpen wasn't going to surrender.
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There wasn't one singular star for the day as the offense got it done top to bottom. The sixth inning must have been great for the Braves as they racked up five singles and a sac fly with some smart, aggressive baserunning to keep the lineup turning over.
Maybe the only disappointment of the afternoon was seeing a kid in the right field seats unable to grab Teixeira's liner resulting in a double instead of a homerun.
The Braves head into the break going 3-3 on the West Coast road trip, but having won 5 out of their last 9. They are off to Washington on Friday riding a 2-game winning streak. The rest might do the Braves some good, but at least they'll be able to sleep well knowing the bats showed signs of waking up the last couple days.
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4 months ago
6.5 back, and after the Nats series they're at Florida, at Philly...think they can/should hold onto Teixeira through that stretch, which would end four days before the deadline? If they're going to put any dent in things and get in the playoff conversation, they almost have to do something now against FLA/PHI. Ideally they sweep Washington and win both those series on the road and then push for October, but I'm just curious if they'll hold onto Teixeira that long and then try and dump him at the last minute if the next two weeks don't go well. Good stuff on the Braves as always man.
from 4 months ago
Joe Simpson mentioned those 3 series as the make or break point for keeping/trading Teixeira on today's broadcast. Assuming Hamels starts the first game after the break for Philadelphia, the Braves should miss him once they visit the following weekend. Who knows. I'd like to think the Braves can win 7 or 8 out of the first 9 after the break, but if they don't - I unfortunately think Tex is gone once they start the series vs St Louis in Atlanta. Thanks.
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