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Spears Probable Game Winner
This is a play from downunder. Remember it is not the last game pitched by these guys that counts. Atlanta still seeks a playoff journey and unfortunately does not have Chipper Jones in the lineup. I like the Braves on away trips.
Atlanta Braves
The Atlanta Braves got off to a positive start on their road trip and look to keep moving in that direction in the middle contest of a three-game set with the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday.
The Braves bounced back from a 1-5 homestand by defeating the Pirates, 4-2, on Tuesday to start a six-game road trip. With the win, Atlanta is 5 1/2 games behind Cincinnati in the National League wild-card race.
Adam LaRoche homered twice, Marcus Giles collected three doubles and John Smoltz yielded just a run while striking out six in seven innings for Atlanta, which snapped a four-game slide.
Horacio Ramirez (5-4, 4.52 ERA) is 2-0 with a 2.63 ERA in three starts against Pittsburgh. But the lefthander dropped his last start, a 6-4 loss to the New York Mets on Friday. Ramirez gave up five runs, seven hits and five walks in just 3 1/3 frames.
Rookie Paul Maholm (4-9, 4.96) steps on the mound for the Pirates in search of his second straight win. He tossed seven innings, surrendering four runs and seven hits in a 8-4 victory over Milwaukee a week ago.
Jeromy Burnitz and Ronny Paulino each drove in a run on Tuesday for Pittsburgh, which had its five-game winning streak snapped.
Atlanta Braves
The Atlanta Braves got off to a positive start on their road trip and look to keep moving in that direction in the middle contest of a three-game set with the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday.
The Braves bounced back from a 1-5 homestand by defeating the Pirates, 4-2, on Tuesday to start a six-game road trip. With the win, Atlanta is 5 1/2 games behind Cincinnati in the National League wild-card race.
Adam LaRoche homered twice, Marcus Giles collected three doubles and John Smoltz yielded just a run while striking out six in seven innings for Atlanta, which snapped a four-game slide.
Horacio Ramirez (5-4, 4.52 ERA) is 2-0 with a 2.63 ERA in three starts against Pittsburgh. But the lefthander dropped his last start, a 6-4 loss to the New York Mets on Friday. Ramirez gave up five runs, seven hits and five walks in just 3 1/3 frames.
Rookie Paul Maholm (4-9, 4.96) steps on the mound for the Pirates in search of his second straight win. He tossed seven innings, surrendering four runs and seven hits in a 8-4 victory over Milwaukee a week ago.
Jeromy Burnitz and Ronny Paulino each drove in a run on Tuesday for Pittsburgh, which had its five-game winning streak snapped.
MY MEAT IN THE HOT DESERT.......
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