Next for Braves: Milwaukee Brewers
Series preview: at Brewers
When (TV): 8:10 p.m. Monday-Wednesday (SPSO)
Radio: 680, 93.7, 100.5
Probable starting pitchers:
Monday: Braves LH Mike Minor (8-10, 4.58 ERA) vs. RH Wily Peralta (1-0, 5.14)
Tuesday: Braves RH Tim Hudson (14-5, 3.59) vs. RH Marco Estrada (2-6, 3.99)
Wednesday: Braves LH Paul Maholm (12-9, 3.67) vs. RH Yovani Gallardo (14-8, 3.76)
About the Braves:
Batting: After breaking up an 0-for-17 streak with a bunt for a single, Brian McCann has hit home runs in each of his past two games to give him 20 for the season. He went 4-for-5 Saturday against the Mets for his ninth career four-hit game and drove in the game-winning run Sunday with a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning. Since returning to the Braves lineup on Wednesday, Dan Uggla is hitting .389 (7-for-18) with three doubles and a home run.
Pitching: Minor took a no-hitter into the seventh inning of his past start Wednesday against the Rockies. He walked four but struck out seven in seven innings. Nine of his past 11 starts have been quality starts, and he is tied with Hudson for the staff lead with 13 quality starts. Minor allowed only one unearned run on two hits in 7 1/3 innings of a 2-1 win in his only appearance against the Brewers this season April 14.
Miscellaneous: Shortstop Andrelton Simmons is expected to return to the Braves lineup Monday for the first time since July 8 after two months out with a broken bone in his right hand. Simmons will have played six games on a minor league rehab assignment, hitting home runs on both Friday and Saturday for Single-A Lynchburg.
About the Brewers:
Batting: Aramis Ramirez went 3-for-3 with two walks and his 22nd home run Saturday to make him 9-for-19 (.474) in his past five games. He is 6-for-12 with one home run and four RBIs in his career against Minor. Ryan Braun entered Sunday on a seven-game hitting streak (at a .394 clip, 13-for-33) and with a career-high 38 home runs on the season. He had 100 RBIs, making him the first Brewer to drive in 100 runs in five seasons.
Pitching: Peralta, considered the Brewers’ No. 1 prospect at the start of the season, was one of four players called up for September. He made his first major league start on Wednesday against the Marlins, giving up three runs in six innings to record the win in an 8-5 victory. Peralta pitched one inning in relief in April, giving up one run on three hits to the Rockies.
Miscellaneous: The Brewers had won 15 of 19 games entering Sunday, including the first two games of their weekend series against St. Louis, to pull within five games of the second wild card spot.
- Carroll Rogers
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34 comments Add your comment
chipontheroad
September 9th, 2012
6:55 pm
lets keep it rollin Bravos
Desibrave
September 9th, 2012
7:14 pm
This is the year we gonna win it all !!!!!
bruce
September 9th, 2012
10:22 pm
Lets go Mets Lets go Mets Lets go Mets
bravesfan
September 9th, 2012
10:48 pm
wow the brewcrew is red hot hope the braves come out swing the lumber
Let's Go
September 10th, 2012
8:37 am
Another series the Braves should win, make it happen guys.
MiamiDave
September 10th, 2012
10:28 am
Good Stuff Carroll! Any sign of Simmons in Milwaukee? Thanks!
hoho
September 10th, 2012
10:46 am
MiamiDave- see the Miscellaneous portion of the Braves section above. I think it falls into the “good stuff” category AND answers your question.
Nevada Roy
September 10th, 2012
10:52 am
All RH pitchers!
The Bearcat Express
September 10th, 2012
12:40 pm
Braves will only lose 2 games the rest of the way. Simmons will bring a hot bat along with Uggla getting hot like last year which will rub off on Mac Daddy. The pitching will continue to impress while Chipper will have at least two more walk offs for wins. They will be hotter than a “DANCING BOBCAT” as they get ready for Post season. GO BRAVES GO BABY!
VinceVanGo
September 10th, 2012
12:42 pm
Until his start Sunday I was thinking that the Braves would be better off to shut down Tommy Hanson. IMO Sunday bought him one more start, but right now he’s the weak link in the Braves starting rotation, which makes him a #5 starter, and I hope that Wren/Gonzolaz/McDowell remember that when it comes post season time.
willieghatesliberty media
September 10th, 2012
12:55 pm
the braves need to sweep brewers and washington to have a chance to win division, but brewers are good at home and braves will lose tonight., and wedesday.
74bravesjersey
September 10th, 2012
1:14 pm
Boy I hope not,Simmons back hopefully, the lineup will be a li’l more fortified.
74bravesjersey
September 10th, 2012
1:16 pm
Enter your comments here
defensive indifference
September 10th, 2012
1:55 pm
Welcome back, Simmons!
Swampdog
September 10th, 2012
2:10 pm
Never thought I would ever say it…. GO BRAVES!!! GO METS!!!
Clydesdale
September 10th, 2012
2:14 pm
Gonzalez and Wrens have done a great job this year and most commenters here would never agree. Pushing Uggla’s buttons last week seemed to work. and to Vince: These guys know exactly what they have left in Hanson. They keep pulling him in the 5th or 6th for a reason. There is something deceptive about Hanson’s stuff (besides his curve which is still MLB quality). These pro’s though can figure him out by the 3rd time through the order. As soon as they start putting barrel on the ball he gets yanked within 2 batters. He will not start a post-season game. I think if he does not re-find his big heater then he needs to become a reliever. Every start he gives Gonzalez 5 decent innings is a bonus right now with the other 4 doing pretty good. I see maybe Sheets coming back and taking this 5th spot.
BravesGuy
September 10th, 2012
2:21 pm
Good to see a lot of true fans appearing, here, in comments…we were so tired of the fair weather types.
bobbymahlon
September 10th, 2012
2:33 pm
I’m really excited about having Simmons back in the lineup I just love watching him play and hope he can take over where he left off before his injury.
bravesgrl4life
September 10th, 2012
2:37 pm
Go Braves!!!
urban redneck
September 10th, 2012
2:40 pm
yup, that’s good news. however, janish worked out better than i thought he would. if we stuck with jack wilson, we might not be here. go bravos.
Erin
September 10th, 2012
2:44 pm
Good to see the regular lineup back in over two months.
Erin
September 10th, 2012
2:52 pm
Urban redneck: Although Janish was solid on defense and a few spots offensively. Do you think Janish will be on the post season 25 man roster? NOPE. I see Prado as the back up SS, with Simmons getting the full time SS job. With Johnson, Ross, Francisco, Baker, (Overbay or Hiske which ever is the hitting)
Joey
September 10th, 2012
2:53 pm
Oh hell. One or less tonight. Haha.
Doesn’t matter – Minor has been spendid for 2 months.
Just get 1 run for him.
Go Braves!
Wrecker
September 10th, 2012
3:09 pm
Agreed, Clydesdale. So much of managing is dealing with personalities. Fredi has been better in his first two seasons than Cox, according to the relative records.
Quack Quack
September 10th, 2012
3:23 pm
Welcome back Simba!! You’ve been missed. I wish the best for you, and hope you can pick-up right where you left off. Go make some “Sports Center” plays.
GO METS!!!
GO BRAVES!!!
BrandonLee49
September 10th, 2012
3:33 pm
Funny isn’t how much a Coincidence it is When Uggla and McCann are Hitting= the Braves get on a Winning streak… Pitchers get more Confidence when Hitters HIT, They can go out and Pitch with Confidence knowing the Braves Batters will Provide, eventually… Go Braves !!!
BrandonLee49
September 10th, 2012
3:39 pm
Ohh, yet here’s Another Pinch Hit by Carroll,
What is she hitting ?? Over a Thousand !!!, Yep excellent work, Carroll -
Nice Job, as always… I’m tellin ya what , the Girl’s Got the Looks, She loves Sports, and is Intelligent way beyond My years !!! She’s just Smart !!!! Thanks for keeping the Sports section worth reading, Carroll !!!
Ebenezer Snerdberg
September 10th, 2012
3:44 pm
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE, YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!
DON’T LET ME STARTLE YEW, JUST GIVIN’ THE REBEL YELL TO KICK THINGS OFF…KNOWHUTAMEAN!
HAL
September 10th, 2012
3:57 pm
ohhhmahhhhhhplunkkkkk im just giving an eskimo yell to show soladarity from the north go braves!!!!
Tom
September 10th, 2012
4:25 pm
You heard it here first …. Braves WILL win the division.
Puma
September 10th, 2012
4:56 pm
Dude, I swear that every time we have a series with a “crappy team” (see Rockies, San Diego and now Brewers) they are on some kind of hot streak. So much for the soft schedule to close the season out.
Ron M
September 10th, 2012
5:20 pm
I do not think the Braves will re-sign Bourn(too high salary demands with Boras as agent). The Braves line-up,bench and bullpen as follows Batting order): 1)Luis Durango CF (Switchhitter) 2) Prado 3rd (R) 3)Freeman 1st (L) 4)???? (big free agent right handed signing by Frank Wren) (R) 5)McCann C (L) 6)Uggla (R) 7)Heyward RF (L) 8)Simmons SS (R) 9) Pitchers Spot. Bench: Pastornicky, Francisco, Jannish(maybe, several minor league SS options here), Meija, Constanza. Reed Johnson will sign otherwhere. Bullpen: Kimbrel, Avilian, Gearrin, Martinez, O’Flaherty, Venters, and the new guy out of Mexico Daniel Rodriguez. Rotation: 1)Medlen 2) Minor 3)Hudson 4)Maholm 5)Delgado. I think Jurrijens and Hanson should be traded or released. Sheets if back can compete for bullpen spot. I suspect he and Moylan will not be back. We still have Tehran and a pleothra of minor league pitchers available.
Mikey
September 10th, 2012
6:10 pm
Mr. M……..and a healthy Mr Beachy
bobby
September 10th, 2012
7:17 pm
The Braves will lose tonight as they are facing a pitcher they haven’t seen.