Monday, March 5, 2007

Braves Demolish the Nats

On Monday, the Braves absolutely laid a beat down on the Washington Natinonals, winning 14-5. Lance Cormier was very impressive in his start, pitching three scoreless innings with one hit, one walk, and three strikeouts. Things got interesting in the ninth when former Braves firstbaseman, Robert Fick came to bat after hitting a three-run homer off Matt Harrison in the fifth. Mike Gonzalez threw high and tight and after Fick flew out, the two exchanged words before Terry Pendleton came out to make sure nothing worse happened. Here are what some of the players battling for spots did:

P. Orr- 1/2, 1 BB, 2 R
B. Harris- 1/1, 1 BB, 1 R, 1 RBI
G. Blanco- 2/2, 1 BB
C. Sammons- 1/3
C. Wilson- 2/3, 1 2B, 1 R, 3 RBI
M. Diaz- 1/2, 1 BB, 1 R, 1 RBI
T. Pena- 2/4, 1 RBI

L. Cormier- 3 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 0 ER, 3 K
M. Harrison- 1 IP, 3 H, 1 BB, 4 ER, 1 K
C. Paronto- 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 3 K

-One other note is that the Braves expect Rafael Soriano to be pitching in a game at some point this week after holding him out as a precautionary measure for some slight shoulder soreness. It sounds like nothing severe and should only hold him out a couple days, but it is something to keep an eye on.

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