NL East Series Preview 8-3-09 through 8-5-09 Braves only Edition
The Atlanta Braves are the only team starting a new series on Thursday night, so we will have a scaled down version just for them today, with a full version tomorrow afternoon. Enjoy!
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| The Atlanta Braves(53-52, 3rd in NL East 7GB, 5GB of Wildcard) had a rough week that slowed down them down considerably. In six games, three at home and three on the road, they went 2-4 and dropped two games behind the Marlins for second in the division and five back of the wildcard. The week included two rough losses to the division rival Marlins late in games and two beatings from the best team in the National League. They go out west to start a seven game road swing, starting with the lowly Padres and they hope to get back to winning ways. Check The Braves Baseball Blog for all the Braves info you need.
The San Diego Padres(43-63, fifth in NL West 22.5GB) had quite an interesting week. They went into Friday and the trade deadline while on a three game winning streak and then made a huge move. The Padres traded away one of the young faces of the franchise, Jake Peavy to the White Sox for a large haul of pitching prospects. The crazier thing? They won two more games after the trade to have a five game winning streak before losing Sunday to the Brewers. They will welcome in two NL East teams to Petco in the Braves and Mets later in the week in hopes of just ending the season quickly and quietly. Probable pitching matchups are below: |
| Monday @ 10:05PM EST - Kawakami,ATL(5-8,4.37 ERA) vs. Latos,SD(2-1,2.70 ERA) |
| Tuesday @ 10:05PM EST - Vazquez,ATL(8-7,3.01 ERA) vs. Stauffer,SD(1-2,2.57 ERA) |
| Wednesday @ 3:35PM EST - Hanson,ATL(5-2,3.25 ERA) vs. Gaudin,SD(4-9,4.76 ERA) |
