Braves 4, Yankees 3
Atlanta Braves vs. New York Yankees – Box Score – June 19, 2012 – ESPN.
Hey, the Braves beat the Yankees. At Yankee Stadium, no less. Weird things happen.
Tim Hudson had a weird night, as happens against the Yankees. He only went five innings, largely because he’d already thrown 109 pitches. He gave up just four walks and struck out five, but walked five, highly unusual for him. Three of the Yankees’ hits came with no out in the second inning, with a Nick Swisher double scoring two, but Hudson was able to contain the damage.
Jason Heyward tripled leading off the third, and scored on an Andrelton Simmons groundout. In the fourth, Chipper Jones hit a two-out double, scoring Martin Prado, to tie it, and Freddie Freeman came in to score on a Simmons single. Unfortunately, Heyward was thrown out at third base before Chipper touched home, costing the Braves a run. And in the bottom of the inning Chipper made an error allowing the tying run to score, 3-3.
Heyward made up for it in the sixth when with Brian McCann at third and two out he reached on an infield single to make it 4-3, and things were turned over to the bullpen, which did a great job this time. Chad Durbin got them 1-2-3 in the sixth. Jonny Venters allowed a single and a walk to start the seventh, but then got two groundouts and a strikeout. Eric O’Flaherty hit Andruw Jones with one out in the eighth (stop hitting Andruw, you guys!) but got a GIDP to end it, and Craig Kimbrel contributed his usual two strikeouts and a foul popup.
Great game. Kimbrel’s okay.
June 20th, 2012 at 10:57 amRe: Pitching injuries & what it’s like to deal w/injuries, especially elbow injuries, from the athlete’s point of view, here’s a link to a great “Fresh Air” interview:
http://www.npr.org/programs/fresh-air/
June 20th, 2012 at 10:57 amI’d like to point out to all of the people screaming about Venters usage in the A-Rod grand slam game that this was a pretty similar situation last night, Venters comes in and lets the first two hitters reach. My point is, more often than not Venters has gotten out of those kinds of jams in the past and he did again last night. I still think Fredi was right to leave him in for A-Rod the other night, it’s easy to look at the result and criticize the move and many did, but notice no one mentions anything when the move (or non-move) works out.
Point is, you are going to have to rely on Venters to get big outs for this team to be successful, so unless he’s hurt, you just have to stick with him.
June 20th, 2012 at 11:18 amI didn’t see last night’s game, but it was *just* that Venters let to guys reach before the A-rod slam, it was *how* he did it. It was clear at the time that he had *nothing*.
June 20th, 2012 at 11:21 am*wasn’t
June 20th, 2012 at 11:21 am@2 – Did you hear R.A. Dickey on Fresh Air a few months ago? Great interview.
June 20th, 2012 at 11:29 amman, i’d love to take this series. hopefully the good Tommy Hanson makes an appearance.
June 20th, 2012 at 11:52 amThey’re not really throwing at Andruw but the ball keeps bouncing off his unreached potential.
June 20th, 2012 at 11:57 am#Braves lineup: Bourn cf, Prado lf, McCann dh, Uggla 2b, Freeman 1b, Heyward rf, Simmons ss, Francisco 3b, Ross, c (Hanson p)”
June 20th, 2012 at 12:05 pmGuess it was too much to expect Chipper to play two days in a row. what the heck, Juan Franciso brings so much more to the lineup.
June 20th, 2012 at 12:09 pmRight now, sadly, neither of them is bringing anything much to the table. And there’s nothing behind them on the bench or the high minors.
June 20th, 2012 at 12:13 pmThanks, Dan!
June 20th, 2012 at 12:17 pmWay to go, Danny.
June 20th, 2012 at 12:18 pmWoo-hoo, Jason!
June 20th, 2012 at 12:18 pmFREDDIE!!
June 20th, 2012 at 12:18 pmWell, yeah. woo-hoo, Freddie, I mean.
June 20th, 2012 at 12:19 pmI tire of Derek Jeter.
June 20th, 2012 at 12:22 pmThanks Tommy! You’re such a stud.
June 20th, 2012 at 12:22 pmI think you misspelled “spud,” Bethany.
June 20th, 2012 at 12:28 pmI’m being too hard on him, he’s been pitching well.
June 20th, 2012 at 12:29 pmHold ‘em, Tommy.
June 20th, 2012 at 12:35 pmLet’s get some runs, boys.
June 20th, 2012 at 12:46 pmMartin!
June 20th, 2012 at 12:51 pmI’m liking this game so far, so don’t break my heart, Braves.
June 20th, 2012 at 12:54 pmTommy with 39 pitches in the first 2 innings.
June 20th, 2012 at 12:56 pmFrancisco does seem to be able to field groundballs.
June 20th, 2012 at 1:01 pmYou know, I like this Jason Heyward fellow. Where did he come from, again?
June 20th, 2012 at 1:08 pmNow it’s time to woo-hoo, Jason.
June 20th, 2012 at 1:08 pmJASON!!!!!
June 20th, 2012 at 1:08 pmHeyward back over .800 OPS now. So good to see.
June 20th, 2012 at 1:15 pmSwisher looks like a baseball player.
June 20th, 2012 at 1:19 pmBest back-up catcher in baseball.
June 20th, 2012 at 1:23 pmDavid Ross is the best backup catcher since Elston Howard.
June 20th, 2012 at 1:23 pmSo many home runs!
June 20th, 2012 at 1:23 pmPhil Hughes is their Mike Minor.
June 20th, 2012 at 1:26 pmSuck it up, Tommy.
June 20th, 2012 at 1:34 pmTommy’s padding the stats of their non-power hitters.
June 20th, 2012 at 1:35 pmThis is a tough park to be a flyball pitcher in.
June 20th, 2012 at 1:36 pmGet someone throwing, Fredi, and send Roger to the mound.
June 20th, 2012 at 1:37 pmTommy Hanson is perfectly capable of losing this game on his own, thank you very much.
June 20th, 2012 at 1:40 pmOut one (whew)
June 20th, 2012 at 1:40 pmBOURN!!!!
June 20th, 2012 at 1:41 pmNow that was worth the price of admission.
June 20th, 2012 at 1:43 pmA few more runs couldn’t hurt.
June 20th, 2012 at 1:44 pmWell, Tommy Hanson just cam storming back.
June 20th, 2012 at 1:46 pmTommy has a clean inning: silence.
Tommy allows baserunners or, god forbid, a run: It’s the Trail of Tears on Braves Journal.
June 20th, 2012 at 1:47 pm@46 He was about a foot from giving up 3 runs that inning.
June 20th, 2012 at 1:49 pmHuh, if JJ pitches Friday, who pitches Sunday?
June 20th, 2012 at 1:54 pmTo quote Paul Scofield from “A Man for All Seasons”:
June 20th, 2012 at 1:56 pmYou take care of JJ and the Braves Friday, Bethany. We might be able to re-sign Livan to pitch on Sunday.
June 20th, 2012 at 1:58 pm@50 The Sunday game is the one I’m going to, actually. I thought JJ would be pitching Sunday.
June 20th, 2012 at 2:00 pmThe douchebag quotient is astronomically high in the first row of the Yankee Stadium right-field stands.
June 20th, 2012 at 2:01 pm@47: I hope we’ve got someone throwing in the pen and that Fredi’s ready with the hook.
June 20th, 2012 at 2:01 pmHey, Tommy, how about not doing that?
June 20th, 2012 at 2:01 pmThird time through the order …
June 20th, 2012 at 2:01 pmTHERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH TOMMY HANSON!
June 20th, 2012 at 2:03 pmAt least Tonmy’s “episode” was limited to the breaking ball and really just for 2 hitters. I guess I have to “tip my cap” to Fredi on this one
June 20th, 2012 at 2:05 pmNothing wrong with Tommy, but Venters on the other hand…..
June 20th, 2012 at 2:06 pmEven in his dominant phase, Venters had issues pitching for a third day in succession.
June 20th, 2012 at 2:07 pmIs Medlen being saved for Sunday, perhaps?
June 20th, 2012 at 2:08 pmAnd that is how not to execute a rundown.
June 20th, 2012 at 2:10 pmJonny scares me too, but he got out of it. I hope we’re not in hibernation mode.
June 20th, 2012 at 2:11 pmNote to the Braves offense: These Yankees don’t quit just because you have a 5, no a 4, I mean a 2-run lead.
June 20th, 2012 at 2:15 pmJuan Francisco – 3 BB, 35 K.
June 20th, 2012 at 2:19 pmDavid Ross earns his paycheck.
June 20th, 2012 at 2:26 pmDoes Jeter hit every inning?
June 20th, 2012 at 2:33 pmMy goodness. Chad picked a bad time to come back to earth.
June 20th, 2012 at 2:38 pmHey hey!
June 20th, 2012 at 2:39 pmWHEW!
June 20th, 2012 at 2:40 pmThank you, ARod.
June 20th, 2012 at 2:40 pmWhew!!! That’s a relief!
June 20th, 2012 at 2:41 pmMy word, Chip Carays call on Bourns catch is so bad.
June 20th, 2012 at 2:43 pmPrado!
June 20th, 2012 at 2:44 pmOkay, Uggla.
June 20th, 2012 at 2:48 pmOr Freddie.
June 20th, 2012 at 2:48 pmGood job Freddie! We needed some luck.
June 20th, 2012 at 2:51 pmAll help accepted.
June 20th, 2012 at 2:51 pmThat run should probably be unearned. There’s no chance he scores from third if the first baseman hadn’t kicked it.
June 20th, 2012 at 2:52 pmHAVE A MONTH, JASON!
June 20th, 2012 at 2:55 pm!!!! Heyward!
June 20th, 2012 at 2:55 pmHIS MIDDLE NAME IS ADENOLITH!
June 20th, 2012 at 2:55 pmJason, I love you.
June 20th, 2012 at 2:55 pmKeep on hammering stuff, Jason.
June 20th, 2012 at 2:55 pmYankee killer.
June 20th, 2012 at 2:55 pmWell, it isn’t actually his middle name. His middle name is Alias. But Adenolith sounds like the nickname of a guy who absolutely BOMBED two homers today.
June 20th, 2012 at 2:56 pmJASON!! The Braves are choosing some fine times to break out of slumps.
June 20th, 2012 at 2:56 pmMmmm, that just warms my heart. Be a superstar, Jason.
June 20th, 2012 at 2:56 pmWren, 10 year contract now!
June 20th, 2012 at 2:56 pmI HATE THE YANKEES1
June 20th, 2012 at 3:08 pmwhew.
June 20th, 2012 at 3:09 pmWe are going to use Kimbrel in the 9th even though it’s not a save, right? Right?
June 20th, 2012 at 3:10 pmI never would have expected that I’d be more impressed — or maybe I should say less unimpressed — with Juan Francisco’s defense than with his offense.
June 20th, 2012 at 3:11 pmBraves’ pitchers have really walked the tightrope today – despite giving up 5 walks and 8 hits (including 4 HRs), they’ve only allowed 5 runs. Nice to see the other team struggling with RISP, for once!
June 20th, 2012 at 3:13 pmoff day tomorrow?
June 20th, 2012 at 3:13 pmI’m sorry, did Francisco just get a hit, steal a base, and then advance to third?
June 20th, 2012 at 3:15 pm@95 unpossible
June 20th, 2012 at 3:17 pmWow, that was nowhere near.
June 20th, 2012 at 3:18 pmNitram!
June 20th, 2012 at 3:21 pmMartin is money!
June 20th, 2012 at 3:21 pm95- I was going to say, “But at least he didn’t score. That would have been productive and so, so weird.”
And then he did. We are through the looking glass, people.
June 20th, 2012 at 3:21 pmIt’s just one game. But I’m glad today isn’t Monday.
June 20th, 2012 at 3:25 pmOn to Beantown for our Miracle Braves!
June 20th, 2012 at 3:30 pmList of Braves player that have an OPS over .800:
June 20th, 2012 at 3:33 pmBourn, Prado, Heyward, Uggla, Simmons
Considering an 800 OPS is about a 115OPS+ for a Brave, and all 5 of those guys are starters, that’s pretty darn good. Toss in a catcher around 100, and a 3B at 111, and you’ve got a first rate offense.
June 20th, 2012 at 3:58 pmBeachy to have Tommy John surgery tomorrow they said on the radio.
Hopefully he comes back as good as he’s been this season.
June 20th, 2012 at 4:01 pmBethany, I think Minor’s turn is on Sunday.
June 20th, 2012 at 4:24 pmNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Here’s something funny from the owner of the Red Sox from the Boston Globe archives, from this day in 1967:
“… when asked if his club would still be playing in Fenway Park five years from now he answered:
‘No.’”
June 20th, 2012 at 4:31 pmRecapped.
June 20th, 2012 at 4:38 pm