Braves 10, Dodgers 1

Well, if you didn't watch the game then you would of thought "Wow, the Braves finally hit well!" I guess you can say that they put a nice string of hits together...in the 9th inning. This isn't the first time the Braves busted out with a large number of runs this season. They went back to the usual low scores after that. I'm not going to say the bats are coming around just yet. However, Jon Garland is pitching for the Dodgers tonight and it could be easier to put some runs on the board again.

- Brandon Beachy finally looked sharp. He pitched six innings of shut out ball allowing only two hits. He struck out seven batters.

- Linebrink pitched in the 7th with a 2-0 lead. Of course he goes on give up three hits and an earned run. He lasted for one out until Venters came in.

- Venters got the Braves out of the mess that Linebrink got them into. He piched 1.2 innings walking one and striking out two. What would we do without this guy?

- Cristhian Martinez finished game by pitching the last inning. Kimbrel was set to come in to close but the Braves put 8 runs on the board in the top of the 9th.

- It was looking like another hopeless game as the Braves continued to not get any hits with runners in scoring position. The Braves had six walks before the 9th inning came around too.

- Martin Prado collected a couple of hits and walks. He scored two runs, one of them he knocked in himself with a solo home run. It was the first score of the game.

- Heyward was 0-5. Except for the pitcher, he was the only batter in the lineup without a hit.

- McCann was 2-3 with two walks. He had an RBI and a run scored as well.

- Uggla contributed with a three run homer in the 9th.

- Looks like Freeman is warming up. I like him in the 6th spot of the lineup. He was 2-4 with a walk and two runs. He smacked a home run for the 2nd score of the game in the 7th.

- McLouth was 2-4 with a walk. Maybe he will like batting last. Not as much pressure?

- A little history was made. Eric Hinske came in to pinch hit. He hit a two run home run to make the score 4-1. The Braves continued to hit and he came up for another at bat in the same inning, collecting his second hit. This is a pretty rare occasion. Talking Chop has a little information on it.

* Derek Lowe is pitching tonight. Good luck to Derek.