Braves Nearly No Hit - Chipper Milestone

Marlins pitcher Josh Johnson was rolling through the lineup with a no hitter up until the 8th inning when rookie Freddie Freeman got himself a nice opposite field hit. Johnson had already thrown over 100 pitches and was taken out of the game right after. It's bad getting shut out let alone getting no hit. Good job Freeman to break it up.

I knew it was going to be a tough game, but lately it seems that every decent starter (expect Cliff Lee) has been talking a walk in the park with the lineup. I didn't expect Tim Hudson to give up five runs either. Better for him to get the bad start out of the way when the Braves can't hit anyways. Derek Lowe has been a victim of throwing gems yet getting handed with the loss because the Braves failed to give him any run support.

Atlanta didn't get shut out after all. Chipper Jones hit a home run in the 9th. He now has 1,500 career RBI. Chipper has another milestone to reach as well. He needs three more doubles for 500 in his career. Chipper is second switch hitter in baseball history with 2,500 career hits and 1,500 career RBI.

* Brandon Beachy will be on the mound for Atlanta tomorrow. Nolasco will be the opposing pitcher. I don't know about our chances. Depends on how Beachy does. Nolasco can be streaky at times, dominating a team or getting lit up. Let's hope for the latter.