The Braves improved to 2-0 in the Grapefruit League with a ten-inning win against the Pittsburgh Pirates. This was the first time Atlanta has faced Laroche, who was traded to the Pirates for Mike Gonzalez this offseason. Lets me start off by saying, Smoltz was downright nasty. Smoltz threw 19 of his 23 pitches for strikes with three strikeouts in two scoreless innings and actually threw a knuckleball to Laroche on the first pitch he saw, which bounced before the plate. Yunel Escobar couldn't have helped his chances of making it as a utility man after he failed to bunt Brent Lillibridge and TJ Bohn over and eventually lined into a double play that cost the Braves a chance to win it in the bottom of the ninth. Here are some other notables who are fighting for a spot and what they did:
K. Johnson- 0/2
M. Diaz- 1/2
I. Franko- 2/2, 1 2B, 1 RBI
Y. Escobar- 0/1
P. Moylan- 2 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 1 K, O R
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