Newly signed Mark Redman definitely put down some of my fears about Hampton's
replacement with a very solid game yesterday. Redman went 3 innings, gave up 3 hits, walked no one, and struck out two while holding the Blue Jays to only run. Those three hits came off of two bunt hits and a triple that a diving Andruw Jones failed to catch. The only concern was his command after hitting two batters with a new cutter that the veteran southpaw has been trying to add to his arsenal. In all this was a very good performance for a pitcher that has spent the last few weeks throwing in his basement. The pitching was just all around solid beyond Redman also. Rafael Soriano continued to put down the off-season worries after he was reported to be topping out at 91 mph and got rocked in winter league, by pitching one perfect inning with a strikeout. Cormier added 4 innings with 3 hits and 5 strikeouts and McBride nailed it down with a perfect inning and 2 Ks. At the plate, Andruw Jones and Brian McCann went back to back off of Dustin McGowan in the sixth with a two-run and solo homer, and TJ Bohn added an RBI single in the 8th inning. The Braves, who improved to 7-3 will take on the defending champion Cardinals behind Kyle Davies on Sunday.
replacement with a very solid game yesterday. Redman went 3 innings, gave up 3 hits, walked no one, and struck out two while holding the Blue Jays to only run. Those three hits came off of two bunt hits and a triple that a diving Andruw Jones failed to catch. The only concern was his command after hitting two batters with a new cutter that the veteran southpaw has been trying to add to his arsenal. In all this was a very good performance for a pitcher that has spent the last few weeks throwing in his basement. The pitching was just all around solid beyond Redman also. Rafael Soriano continued to put down the off-season worries after he was reported to be topping out at 91 mph and got rocked in winter league, by pitching one perfect inning with a strikeout. Cormier added 4 innings with 3 hits and 5 strikeouts and McBride nailed it down with a perfect inning and 2 Ks. At the plate, Andruw Jones and Brian McCann went back to back off of Dustin McGowan in the sixth with a two-run and solo homer, and TJ Bohn added an RBI single in the 8th inning. The Braves, who improved to 7-3 will take on the defending champion Cardinals behind Kyle Davies on Sunday.
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