Braves Water(s) Down the Jaxx

Madison native Michael Rosamond picked up where he left off last night hitting a solo homerun (3) in the seventh to tie the game and then ripping a RBI double down the line in the ninth to give the Braves the lead 3-2 in front of 993 at Pringles Park.

The Braves took the early lead on a solo homerun by Carl Loadenthal (1) in the first. The D-Jaxx grabbed the lead back in the bottom of the fifth with a two-run two-out single by Luis Montanez.

The real story of the night was Pitcher Chris Waters (8.0 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 2, BB, 6 K, 1 HB). The lefty went a season-high eight innings and only gave up two unearned runs to the D-Jaxx in the fifth. The Braves defense helped him out by turning three double plays, all off the bat of Tony Ritchie.

Will Startup pitched the ninth and allowed a leadoff double to Richard Lewis and then proceeded to strike out the side for his first save as a Brave. Startup has not allowed a single run in his 9.2 IP this season in the minors.

Juan Mateo (6.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K) had a good outing for the D-Jaxx but got outlasted by Waters.

The Braves start up a new five-game homestand Friday night as the Montgomery Biscuits come to town. The first pitch set for 7:05pm. The Braves On-Deck Circle powered by Nextel starts it off on SuperSport 930 at 6:05pm. Braves RHP Daniel Curtis (1-1, 4.50 ERA) faces off against RHP Andy Sonnanstine (1-1, 3.86 ERA) for the D-Jaxx.

BRAVES BITES:
Saltalamacchia had his 6-game hitting streak come to an end (9-19, .474 avg).
Michael Rosamond is now 3-5 in his last two games with two doubles and a homerun. He also leads the team in homers with 3.
Yunel Escobar pushed his hitting streak to 3 games (5-12, .417)
Gregor Blanco hit his 7th double on the season putting him in second in the Southern League.
The Braves are now 3-0 when tied after 8 innings and 2-1 in the final game of a series.

Don't forget to bring your radio to the ballpark and tune into either AM-930 or our Trustmark Park frequency of 104.3-FM.

You can also check out the Braves Minute, which is a 60 second recap of last night's game.

by
Bryan Eubank