Sunday, April 02, 2006
Thomson solid as Braves tie Tribe
03/23/2006
Braves at the plate: Chipper Jones' first-inning single and a Matt Diaz fifth-inning single accounted for the only Braves hits through the first five innings. James Jurries' sixth-inning sacrifice fly to right scored the Braves' first run. Marcus Giles drew three walks to give him four in his past five plate appearances.
Indians at the plate: Consecutive two-out doubles by Todd Hollandsworth and Andy Marte led to the game's first run in the top of the sixth inning. Marte, Franklin Gutierrez and C.C. Sabathia accounted for the three hits the Indians recorded in the first five innings.
Braves on the mound: John Thomson allowed a run on five hits in six innings. He retired 10 batters in a row before allowing the consecutive doubles in the sixth inning. Joey Devine recorded two strikeouts in a perfect eighth inning.
Indians on the mound: Sabathia allowed four hits and one run in six innings. Two of the four singles the southpaw surrendered came in the sixth inning. Guillermo Mota tossed two scoreless innings.
Grapefruit League records: Indians 15-9-1; Braves 8-13-1.
Source: http://atlanta.braves.mlb.com/
Braves at the plate: Chipper Jones' first-inning single and a Matt Diaz fifth-inning single accounted for the only Braves hits through the first five innings. James Jurries' sixth-inning sacrifice fly to right scored the Braves' first run. Marcus Giles drew three walks to give him four in his past five plate appearances.
Indians at the plate: Consecutive two-out doubles by Todd Hollandsworth and Andy Marte led to the game's first run in the top of the sixth inning. Marte, Franklin Gutierrez and C.C. Sabathia accounted for the three hits the Indians recorded in the first five innings.
Braves on the mound: John Thomson allowed a run on five hits in six innings. He retired 10 batters in a row before allowing the consecutive doubles in the sixth inning. Joey Devine recorded two strikeouts in a perfect eighth inning.
Indians on the mound: Sabathia allowed four hits and one run in six innings. Two of the four singles the southpaw surrendered came in the sixth inning. Guillermo Mota tossed two scoreless innings.
Grapefruit League records: Indians 15-9-1; Braves 8-13-1.
Source: http://atlanta.braves.mlb.com/
