Braves Rally To Beat Barons in 13 Innings

Pitcher Dan Smith delivered a two-run single in the top of the thirteenth to give the Braves their second straight win over the Barons, just the third time this season they have managed two wins in a row. Dan Smith also pitched the final two innings for his first win of the season in front of 4,004 at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium. For Smith, it was his first at bat of the season along with his first hit and first RBIs.

Other firsts completed by the Braves: (1) First win when trailing after 8 innings - as they scored on an RBI double by Luis Hernandez in the top of the ninth against Ehren Wasserman. (2) First time to win the first two games in a series. (3) First RBIs by a pitcher.

The Braves could not solve the league ERA leader as Lance Broadway threw six innings while scattering seven hits and allowing just one run to lower his ERA to 1.42. Broadway did not factor in the decision. Five different Braves finished with multiple hit nights (Esquivel, Hernandez, Prado, Saltalamacchia, Serrano).

The Braves and Barons continue their five-game set Sunday afternoon at the Hoover Met as the Braves send LHP Chris Waters (2-1, 3.06 ERA) to the hill, while Birmingham counters with LHP Tyler Lumsden (3-1, 3.52 ERA) at the Hoover Met at 2:05. The Braves On Deck Circle powered by Nextel starts off the broadcast at 1:05pm on SuperSport 930.

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BRAVES BITES:
* Gregor Blanco had his team-high hitting streak end at twelve games … (19-52, .365)
* Barbaro Canizares extended his current streak to 9 games… (13-36 .361)
* Matt Esquivel drove in his team-leading 21st RBI with a bases clearing game-tying double in the 8th.
* Prado broke out of his 0-12 slump going 2-6, while Saltalamacchia broke out of 0-10 skid with a 2-4 night.
* The Braves improve to 8-16 when their opponent scores first, 2-16 when trailing after 7 innings, 1-21 when trailing after 8 innings, 4-2 on Saturdays.10-6 when not allowing a homerun, 11-9 when scoring 4 or more runs, 3-1 in extra inning games.

by
Bryan Eubank