The Braves are the worst road team in baseball, but outplayed Philadelphia in Philly last night for a frustrating 5-4 loss. Jo-Jo Reyes was pretty solid on the mound, but had some bad luck and lousy defense that hurt his cause. The Braves bats came out hot, but cooled off throughout the game as the Phillies overcame a 3-0 first inning deficit.
Bobby Cox switched up the line-up (I knew he read the Scenic City Sportsblog - I called for this last week) by moving Escobar to the leadoff spot, Kotsay into the two hole and Kelly Johnson down to 7th. It seemed to work early and I definitely like the switch.
Mark Teixeria sat out again with back spasms.
Chipper was 3-4 with his only out being a warning track drive off Brad Lidge in the 9th that would have given the Braves the lead. The guy is carrying Atlanta right now in every conceivable way.
Current Average - .415
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