Jo-Jo Reyes' Debut

Jo-Jo's debut didn't go as well as we all wish it had, and therefor the Braves were unable to gain a win yesterday as they lost 5-8. Reyes went 3 innings giving up 2 home runs, 5 earned runs, and 3 walks. There was also an error by Escobar that allowed the Padres to score more runs.

A concern is the amount of innings the bullpen has pitched lately. It is apparent that Tyler Yates is fatigued.

"I am fatigued," Yates said. "But your position players are out there every single day. [Jeff Francoeur] is out there every day, and [Andruw Jones] and [Brian McCann] is behind the plate six times a week. I'm not going to use it as an excuse because they are out there playing as hard as they can every day."

Yates has appeared in 42 games this season pitching 38.1 innings with a 3.99 era.

There are several relievers with more appearances and innings pitched in the Majors, but not everyone can handle the same workload.

Tonight, Kyle Davies faces Greg Maddux. I don't really like the Braves chances because of how bad Davies has been and Maddux has been fairly decent this season.