Slide in Montgomery Continues: L, 6-3

The Braves once again were unable to hold a lead at Riverwalk Stadium falling 6-3 to the Montgomery Biscuits in front of an announced crowd of 4,985 at Riverwalk Stadium. That marks the seventh straight loss in Montgomery this season for the Braves. It also marks the 10th time in 11 games that the Braves have had a lead on the Biscuits but have been unable to hold onto the lead.

Joshua Arteaga gave the Braves the lead in the 2nd inning with a 3run Homerun over the left field wall and onto the train tracks. Michael Coleman answered with a towering two-run shot in the 5th inning. The Biscuits welcomed three new players to the lineup tonight and all three contributed: Evan Longoria picked up his first hit in his last at-bat with a two-run single to provide the 3-run cushion; Reid Brignac singled to right field but was thrown out trying to stretch it into a double; Patrick Breen also singled and was hit by a pitch. Saltalamacchia (8 games) and Jones (9 games) both continued their hitting streaks while Hernandez had his end at 6 games.

The Braves are still a game and a half back of 4th place Birmingham and 7 1/2 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 two of the series. First Pitch is set for 7:05 PM (CT). The Braves are scheduled to send LHP Chris Waters (6-10, 4.40 ERA) to the hill, while the Biscuits are scheduled to counter with RHP Andy Sonnanstine (12-6, 2.67 ERA). The Braves On Deck Circle powered by Nextel starts off the broadcast at 6:05 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 fall to 9-8 in three run games.
* The Braves fall to 1-8 following an off day.
* The Braves fall to 7-10 when scoring three runs.
* The Braves fall to 7-16 on the first game of a series.
* The Braves fall to 2-7 on the first game of a road trip.
* The Braves fall to 4-57 when trailing after eight innings.
* The Braves fall to 16-42 when their opponent scores first.
* The Braves fall to 10-29 lifetime against the Biscuits, 2-14 this year.
* The Braves fall to 3-19 lifetime at Riverwalk Stadium, 1-10 this year.

HIT STREAKS (3 games or more):
* Brandon Jones - 9 games… (12-38, .316)
* Jarrod Saltalamacchia - 8 games... (14-28, .500)

HIT STREAKS ENDED:
* Luis Hernandez - 6 games… (11-24, .458)

HITLESS STREAKS ENDED:
* Mike Rozema ended an 0-8 skid with a 7th inning single.
* Josh Burrus ended an 0-8 skid with a 2nd inning double.

HITLESS STREAKS:
* Onil Joseph - 0-12
* Michael Rosamond - 0-8

TRANSACTIONS:
*Barbaro Canizares was placed on the disabled list.
* Eddie Perez was activated from the disabled list.

by
Bryan Eubank