Pirates blank Braves, who fall out of division lead
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09/07/2010 -
Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Delwyn Young capped a five-run seventh with
a two-run homer and James McDonald tossed seven scoreless innings, as the
Pittsburgh Pirates shut down the Atlanta Braves, 5-0, in the second test of a
three-game series at PNC Park.
Atlanta, which has lost five of six, fell a half-game behind first place
Philadelphia in the NL East standings. The Braves had been in sole
possession of first since May 31.
Ronny Cedeno hit a two-run triple for the Pirates, who won 3-1 in the opener
of this series. Pedro Alvarez drove in the other run.
McDonald (3-5) gave up just five hits in the process of putting the brakes on
a three-start slide. The right-hander also struck out three and walked three.
Tim Hudson (15-7) allowed four runs on six hits over 6 1/3 innings to suffer
the loss. He allowed an earned run versus the Pirates for the first time since
August 23, 2006. Hudson fell to 5-4 lifetime against Pittsburgh.
Pittsburgh broke a scoreless tie with a five-run seventh. Garrett Jones hit a
one-out double to center and scored on Alvarez's two-bagger. Ryan Doumit
was intentionally walked to put men on first and second before Cedeno cleared
the bases with a triple to right-center field, chasing Hudson from the game.
Peter Moylan took over on the mound and struck out Chris Snyder. Eric
O'Flaherty was called in from the bullpen to face pinch-hitter Young, who hit
his two-run homer to left. Andrew McCutchen flied out to end the frame.
Evan Meek and Joel Hanrahan tossed a scoreless eighth and ninth, respectively,
to seal the victory.
The Braves failed to score after putting men on the corners in the top of the
fifth. Melky Cabrera doubled down the left-field line with one out. After Alex
Gonzalez flied out, Rick Ankiel was intentionally walked. Hudson, though,
popped out to end the threat.
Hudson, meanwhile, was perfect on the mound through four frames. Jones
changed that in the home fifth with a leadoff single. Alvarez, though,
grounded into a double play. Doumit singled before Cedeno grounded
out.
Atlanta wasted another great scoring chance in the sixth. Jason Heyward
singled, Martin Prado doubled, and Brian McCann was intentionally walked to
load the bases with one out. Derrek Lee then grounded into an inning-ending
double play.
Game Notes
There was a 43-minute rain delay prior to the start of the ninth
inning...Atlanta leads the season series with Pittsburgh, 5-3...Pirates second
baseman Neil Walker extended his hitting streak to 14 games...The Braves
recalled pitchers Craig Kimbrel and Cristhian Martinez from Triple-A
Gwinnett...The Pirates recalled pitchers Brad Lincoln and Justin Thomas,
infielder Pedro Ciriaco, and catcher Jason Jaramillo from Triple-A
Indianapolis. The club also selected the contracts of outfielders Alex Presley
and Brandon Moss, and pitchers Brian Bass and Steven Jackson from
Indianapolis.
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Eastern Conference Playoff Betting Trends
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New Jersey Nets vs. Toronto Raptors
Toronto was the most reliable covering team this season with a 48-33-1 ATS record but covered the OVER only 41.5% of the time.
The last 20 times these teams have played, the TOTAL has gone UNDER 16 times.
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Orlando Magic @ Detroit Pistons
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