Braves Rally to Take Phillies Series

A rather impressive comeback by the Braves today. It was 8-2 in the 7th inning, a sure loss right? It's nice to see the Braves are still putting in such effort considering their chances of getting into the playoffs.




As you can see from this picture, it was a pretty happy ending. I think the look on Francoeur's face is pretty funny.

-I don't know what happened to Tim Hudson, but he is stinking it up lately. That is three straight poor starts counting today. A bounce back is due.

-I don't know about Oscar Villarreal. He allowed four hits and 3 earned runs in .2 innings. Maybe another tired reliever?

-Matt Diaz can hit, and it is a shame that he doesn't play everyday. I wonder what his totals would be if he got 600 at bats a season. The platoon of him and Harris is solid no doubt, but I don't know if many realize Harris is now batting .288. Diaz is batting .350, what more does someone have to do to prove he deserves to be starting...somewhere?

-Earlier, I had my doubts about Yunel Escobar. I wondered why many people liked him so much. I have been impressed actually, and he has filled in greatly for Renteria. Really, you couldn't ask for a better time for him to show some of his talent. He's been doing well enough that there are rumors of the Braves shopping Renteria now.

The Braves will play the Washington Nationals for the next series on Friday. John Smoltz will try to out duel Joel Hanrahan.