Look who comes through again! Raw Dog (Brooks Conrad, a great baseball name in its own right) came to bat with the bases loaded and the game tied in the bottom of the 8th and hit a moon-shot to right field to lead the Braves to a 9-5 lead and an eventual 10-5 victory.
Heyward was a stud again tonight going 3-3 with 2 walks and scoring 2 runs. Heyward is 12-21 (.571) in his last 5 five games and has 2+ hits in all of those, but only 2 XBH. Imagine how scary he will be again once the power comes back. Also, Martin Prado led off the game with yet another homer. His slugging% is almost up over .500 (for comparison, Hanley Ramirez is only sluggin .459) which is out of this world for a 2nd baseball. He's up there in the league lead in doubles and could push for 20 HRs. He's a stud, and only 26.
And one final note: Jesse Chavez got the win, and he deserved it. Never though I'd type that. Although, it's worth mentioning, the last game I remember Jesse pitching well and actually weight in was in that incredible Reds game where Brooks Conrad hit his memorable walk off grandslam. Basically, that tells us; if Jesse Chavez plays well, Brooks Conrad will hit a Grad Slam. I can live with that.
Once again the Braves bounced back from a demoralizing loss with an emphatic victory. Every win for the rest of the season will be huge until we clinch a playoff spot. I still refuse to confidently assume that we will make the playoffs. For some reason it is still very difficult to let go of all the heartbreak over the last 5 seasons.
The Braves are going to try and win the series tomorrow with an early start.
Record for career pinch hit grand slams? 3
ReplyDeleteBrooks Conrad's total for the season? 2
Well on his way...
He might as well get started on his hall of fame speech.
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