Braves End Skid in Motgomery: W, 4-3

The Braves ended a seven game losing streak at Riverwalk Stadium as Michael Rosamond deliverd a bases-clearing triple in the 6th and scored later on a passed ball to plate the eventual winning run in front of an announced crowd of 6,898 at Riverwalk Stadium. The Braves also put an end to Andy Sonnanstine's 9 game win streak.

Chris Waters (7-10, 4.41 ERA) tossed five very effective innings before running into trouble in the sixth. He gave up two walks to start the inning (his first two of the game) and then a towering 3-run homerun to Justin Ruggiano. He then wriggled off the hook and turned it over to the bullpen in the seventh. Arthur Santos pitched two scoreless innings of relief for his 7th hold of the season, while Zach Schreiber allowed two singles but struck out Jeremy Owens on a called third strike with the tying run 90 feet away for his 16th save of the season. Schreiber is the all-time leader in saves in MS Braves history.

The Braves struggled tonight leaving 6 men stranded and finishing 1 for 10 with runners in scoring position. In the South Division Standings, the Braves are now a a half game back of 4th place Birmingham and 7 games behind 1st place Jacksonville.

The Braves continue a five game set in Montgomery, Alabama at Riverwalk Stadium as they take on the Montgomery Biscuits, the AA Affiliate of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, in game three of the series. First Pitch is set for 5:05 PM (CT). The Braves are scheduled to send RHP Anthony Lerew (4-2, 1.44 ERA) to the hill, while the Biscuits are scheduled to counter with LHP Jason Cromer (1-4, 2.53 ERA). The Braves On Deck Circle powered by Nextel starts off the broadcast at 4:05 PM (CT) on SuperSport 930. Don't forget if you're headed to the game then take your radio and tune to 103.9-FM exclusively at Riverwalk Stadium.

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BRAVES BITES:
* The Braves improve to 17-17 in one run games.
* The Braves improve to 33-20 when scoring first.
* The Braves fall to 32-17 when scoring four or more runs.
* The Braves improve to 6-2 on Saturday night road games.
* The Braves improve to 35-0 when leading after eight innings.
* The Braves improve to 11-29 lifetime against the Biscuits, 3-14 this year.
* The Braves improve to 4-19 lifetime at Riverwalk Stadium, 2-10 this year.

HIT STREAKS (3 games or more):
* None

HIT STREAKS ENDED:
* Brandon Jones - 9 games… (12-38, .316)
* Jarrod Saltalamacchia - 8 games... (14-28, .500)

HITLESS STREAKS ENDED:
* Onil Joseph ended an 0-12 skid with a 3rd inning single.
* Michael Rosamond ended an 0-10 skid with a 6th inning triple.
* Luis Hernandez ended an 0-4 skid with a 3-for-4 performance.

HITLESS STREAKS (More than 0-4):
* None

TRANSACTIONS:
*None Today.

by
Bryan Eubank