Pirates at Braves 7/29/91

hello again everybody along with Don Sutton skip Carey back with you at the ballpark Game two of the doubleheader about and here with the lineups down Sutton alright skip Graceland the first one pirates lead it off here here's their starting lineup a few changes for Jim Leyland then his ballclub Orlando Merced will be at first he'll bat leadoff Jay Bell in his familiar spot at shortstop and hitting second Gary Rita's moves to centerfield and to the third slot in the order it's Bobby Bonilla cleaning up and in right field Barry Bonds the left fielder hitting fifth Mike lavalliere the catcher will bat six John Wayne ur again at third hitting seventh Curtis Wilkerson in replace of Jose lien at second he'll bat eighth and John smiley will do the pitching and bat ninth for the Braves their lineup a few changes Otis Nixon in right field leading off Jeff Blauser the shortstop moves into the second spot Terry Pendleton at third will hit third again it's Ron Gant in center field and Lonnie Smith lose to left field he'll hit Phil Ryan Hunter starts at first bat six Frank Cabrera behind the plate will hit 7 mark Lemke in place of Jeff Treadway at second and mark will hit eight and on the mound its Rick Mahler the umpires for Game two will have Dana DeMuth behind the plate Greg Bonet at first larry poncino at second and mark Hirschbeck will be down at third here's the brave defensive alignment Smithee and Nixon the outfield Pendleton Hunter that's the infield Cabrera behind the plate and making his first start for the Braves Rick Mahler okay dad and Merced leads it off a light rain falling at the ballpark it started raining just as the first game came to a close and it's really gotten foggy here Merced appeared as a pinch hitter in the first game struck out the first pitch to him his high one and the scoreboard must be sick that's it there's his shrink right through there one on one is the count mailer again into the motion and Merced takes strike two a change over the outside corner Rick mailer could really use a good outing down a little bit [Applause] the big smoker bombers and out on straights so a good start for Mahler that is a good start he showed you all his pitches and put him in good spots look how far out in front of that Merced was here's Belle 1 for 4 in the first game is that good luck against Rick Miller and his career 4 on a moment he's hitting 287 lost a point in the first game a little broken bat pop fly on the infield empty has it to her [Applause] so bail is quickly retired here's Gary Rita's and he has murdered Rick Miller ten out of twenty four and three of those ten hits home run in the first game here one out of three scored a run drove two and had a homer [Music] Greta's about to stand in there right through there nothing wrong [Applause] has always been a guy who gives up whose hits per innings pitched ratio has never been good but his control has always been excellent and that is what is dis deserted him this year but not so far tonight at om 2 [Applause] [Music] bouncing ball Blauser has it one two three nothing doing in the we go to the Pittsburgh nothing Atlanta coming to bed and John smiley will make his 20th start of the year he'll pitch for the Pirates Nixon was 1 for 5 in the first game scored a run stolen 55th base has a 17 game hit streak and looks at a fastball outside one ball no strength more of a missed than a ringing here downstairs to a No nobody on nobody out bottom half for the first first game went to Atlanta 75 Marvin Freeman saved it for Tom lemon Wilson on hunter homered for the good guys three and oh the count to Nixon right through the legs three and one smiley six four hundred ninety five pounder our Phoenixville Pennsylvania and he wants Otis Nixon so good start to the first inning for Atlanta [Music] and jeff blauser the better he took the first game off he's hitting 263 seven homers 39 runs driven in they planned straight away in the unfair there he goes pitch is low an outside Pop's away Nixon locates it now let's see if he's already into the ball that cover in the bag lead-in to the back and he steals number 56 two out of three [Music] lay soulless he knows the pictures well he got a good read on smiley a good jump alibi yard absolutely tear all bounced up in it next look in the jump first movement he's gone even have time to take a peek the throw I feel side and hit him right in the back Myers record set with the Boston burg many years ago so why is there a chance for an RBI runner at second nobody out let's see how the Braves played here oh boy browser fouled it off Bell had broken in behind the runner at second base he had the whole left side I'm parade with took his shot at it but finally the pitch away what we saw Bell do this a lot in Game one when Nixon was out there but what Drabek would do would be wait until Bell had completed whatever moving around he was going to do and got back to his position that time smiley pitched with his infield totally out of position the 1-1 pitch he bunts a good one tried the second baseman Wilkerson up can't make a play and failed and the brands are up and Adam again first and third nobody on isn't that amazing when a club is having a good year how you see guys doing unselfish things just trying to move the runners along and often coming away with base hits for themselves you've seen Pendleton do it and now we see Blauser would have been a sacrifice by Terry Pendleton two out of three in the first game scored two drove one home he's now at 341 with 12 homers and 51 runs driven [Applause] the infield is back for the Bucks there give up around it for the chance of a double play [Applause] first and third nobody out [Applause] foggy rainy Nevada but the days when the customer [Applause] took a shot a great feeling judge mr. double-a ball and the strength [Music] [Applause] [Applause] a volunteen strengths same two teams tomorrow night at 7:40 Paul Miller will go against Steve angry Dan's got Lana notes he's going to be passive audience with [Applause] ground ball to the right side Merced a good play comes to lady [Applause] [Music] a fielder's choice Pendleton's fifty-second of the year [Applause] I think this replay is going to show you a couple of things the mute made the right call in number to Leviathan who blocked the plate without the ball look at him slide the foot over there takes the swipe with the tag he's right he rode him to the backside Nixon coming on this by Nixon ikana piece of the play take a look from this angle you can see him go off the foot across the bag no tag good call and runners at first and second nobody on Irwin in they might have to delay this game because of the fog it is really good nicely breaking long as in the first game right again Oh for two with a run scorer he's hitting a 261 on the earth santé Terry Pendleton race noise turn [Applause] [Applause] how about you laters thinking triple play right here quickly gets over tries to grab it hit the bag and he's been a throw to second he was trying to make the second out before he ever got the first one came up on the ball it stayed down braised catch a break - I'm still nobody else [Music] the Pirates came in here having won 13 of 17 record [Applause] Lonnie had a good cut Miss Smith hitting 262 five homers 29 are behind [Applause] and hunter waits on deck [Applause] go into the console Ani dan subtle skip carry with you from the ballpark where you can see it job Lily doesn't do the fog justice [Applause] and to the dirt with play Laval you have on two strengths [Applause] till until you first [Applause] I noticed they don't do the wave in rigging [Applause] maybe the time got to tune stress recall the breaking law he's crawled out smiley made a bad pitch got away with it it's the inside changeup he wanted to throw this down in a way I'll bet you but the ball backed up on Lonnie caught the inside part of the plate he thought it was a breaking ball I was going to in [Applause] the batter Brian better once his seventh of the year known as 25 Marvin [Applause] Pendleton at second here [Applause] no absolutely nothing I want working on North Carolina tonight from Baxley George of Kingsport Tennessee [Applause] boom [Applause] Pulaski Virginia [Applause] into the dirt it pops away the LaValley about the front and no one is able to events a ball and two strengths [Applause] my club is showing us something new and equipment you used to seeing either they are or the black chest protector in the shin guards he's gone to something a little bit that would be a little bit distracting to the infielders on ground balls especially you got a guy who's a sinker ball coming out of background [Applause] it takes too much a single day the time that's encouraging the team to score the wave is fighting boredom one to pinch top filed back this way and out of place still want him to but fits since fans pay hard-earned money to come to the ballpark they should be able to do whatever they want to do even if it strikes the people distracts the people around them we want to watch a game with you and we stretch that boundary and they invented the world the winner gets another chance steps on the bag frozen frogs done in double play anyone but the Braves score two times Bobby Bonilla leads off the second inning for the pirates Rick Mahler has a two nothing lead Bonilla over four in the first game still he's hitting 302 on the year and Mahler delivers and he fouls it away at so hard Borneo life and six out of 18 against later 333 average at a home run against Rick's six and nine lifetime against Pittsburgh they owe one all the way again bottom two you never know what's going to happen but this is really about the first time the good manner is pitched for the Braves this year when he has been consistently ahead in the count [Applause] it's also been the first time that he's been able to count on a schedule and prepare to pitch and to go out and be able to establish some pictures he's not a guy who has one trick pitch that he could come in and over and over as a reliever - he's at the stage in his career where he's going to rely on deception control changing speeds and it's awfully difficult as a reliever to come in in the middle of a ball game and to set up the things you want to do as a starter you can do it a ball on two strengths the Efus pitch hit foul on the first place I've got a dragon nuts to see that thing coming [Music] a ball and two strikes Manor every melanin futures a knuckleball mopsa were teammates we picked up this fence line [Applause] - those two suits that's line to left but it should be playable line took offline when uh cornea is retired here's buns bombs have struggled against me [Music] we've added once in the first game intention with this fog coming in skip it snuck there's not gonna be too many routine fly balls and I'll tell you where it's really going to be tough if an outfielder have to run has to run for a ball take his eye off of it for a second it's going to be hard to pick it up when he looks back up weird weather for about it off-speed breaking ball nothing this guy has as much talent as anybody I guess in baseball yes miss Tennyson out of all in strength bouncing he does not have a great throwing arm but is that everything else it can hit he can hit the power he could run in outstanding defensive outfield the two on by the way it's 2 & 2 and the one thing you mentioned the throwing arm that's the reason he's a left fielder and not a center fielder he has to speed the instincts the ability to play center field but is just a little bit shortening on two balls two strikes upstairs he's run at full now three and two two-nothing Atlanta our score were in the second Brown ball and he dives can't make the play mark rounds it so an infield hit for bonds and he's aboard with one up Lemke gets to this ball gets a chance dives knocks it down but it looked like his throwing hand got in front of his glove chances are if he's able to catch that in his glove he can make the play Mike lavalliere is the batter Renard firs one out of a year a 286 hitter on the year five out of twenty three against NATO in his career one of those it's a Houma DoublePlay ball maybe blauser up out there nothing doing in the second inning one hit no no fast strike right in there Owen one smiley delivers big slow curve lined into right field yeah is there and he handles it run away Cabrera hit it sharply but out mark lemke is the Bennett Lemke at 2:23 no homers 12 runs driven in upstairs from smiley one ball no strings good live fastball right through that the brands got their two runs with only one hip on air I want a stolen base the fielder's choice all sorts a good steak two balls in a strength found on the right side twisting out of play little looper into left-center field that's going to fall for a hit [Music] [Applause] Manor is a pretty good hitter [Music] as deceptive speed is slower than he looks that fits the bill up and in what did that hit nothing he shows you some pretty good bunting form there to gets the bat out front but doesn't square rounding commits himself there a couple of schools of thought one cup of organizations teach go ahead and square all the way around others teach just get the bat out front and lay it down as he did they only play it will be the first one for sacrifice perfect family now the brands need a two-out hit for Otis Nixon at once stole a base and scored his first pack [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] runner on second to none [Applause] that's how I won ball no strikes who will you have to arrest you when I go to football you know you missed the 1o pitch just missed the inside corner to another anytime you want doing a pretty good job of saw in your own limb off why should I commit I certainly am ami the stretch inside against Rayo smiley looked into what was wrong with that jeff blauser would be next tonight anyone [Applause] [Music] so tour on with two out second walk of the night for small it's been mixing both time brains got a couple of gifts early in Game one skip and really didn't take advantage and have his bigger inning as it could have it came back to haunt him here they're getting some gifts too even with two outs he'd be nice to pick up one of these plows irrlicht out a bunt his first time that's lowing away one ball no strikes [Applause] well you got two totally different strike zones with these two home plate umpire boy don't you the first one was definitely a pitcher strike zone but they need to move a little bit more of a hitter sambar that's on there on the county that was a one or month Terry Pendleton would be next but their two out in the inning but I found it back and Lazarus in the hole 1 & 2 there you go No you look at so much off-speed stuff from a guy like smiley to change up the breaking ball that Blauser showed pretty good control there pretty good back control not to commit to the fastball to balls to strength while the back still tender the runners lead Lemke from second Dixon from first in the 2-2 pitch [Music] and the fans battle [Applause] other fandoms try to find the cameras all right hand hitter weights steps out smiling isn't morally [Applause] and to the dirt full count runners will go with the 3-2 pitch [Applause] they play bouncers straight away in the answer we're watching a couple of pirate pictures or who were having complete turnarounds in their style of pitching smiley is a guy who almost always as ahead in the count he's only walked 24 right had 120 in he's Drabek much the same MO but both early in their ball games are having trouble staying ahead an account having trouble finishing off the hitters payoff pitch the browser will eventually be made here they walked in their local penalty [Applause] [Music] I'm gonna recommend and one of the things that he stressed when he came over to the Pirates the first soap box he got on was kids quickly throw them all in the strike zone it'll make your infielders better it'll make your outfielders better immediately the pirate pitching staff the numbers got better and turned around but he has to be very frustrated watching his two aces pitch this way tonight Leo Mazzoni has done the same thing with a brave star what people think if you watch guys who pitch behind account it looks like you don't believe in your stuff and if that's the case you really shouldn't be out there or up here here's Pendleton pop fly on the enfili had a good pitch to hit who wants it everybody is gathering it [Music] the Braves threatened to fail to score and leave three batters at the end of two innings Atlanta leads to nothing from the Far East to Europe because my producer demands it I'm gonna read the disclaimer this telecast is authorized under broadcasting rights granted by the Atlanta national baseball club and is intended solely for the entertainment our audience any publication rebroadcast retransmission or other use of the pictures descriptions of accounts of this game without the express written consent of the Atlantic nationally baseball club is prohibited and John Wayne Terwilliger the 3rd inning right through there nothing in one way no in the first game room for 4 on the year 375 absence Curtis Wilkinson waits on deck breaking ball bounces up there it's one or more everybody talks about or has taught for the last two or three years about Frank Cabrera's weaknesses as a catcher they are not readily visible to me I don't know about his eyes a little chap toward third on a short hop that play Pendleton one [Applause] Pendleton had to make a choice here should I keep coming and take the short hop or lay back and let the ball play me he chose the short hop came up with it made a nice throw to hunter one gone Wilkerson the battery was over one I really think that sometimes we get caught up with having people who really are not in the middle of it evaluate catchers if you want to know what a catcher's like ask the guy who throws to it when one is the kinda rave about him said he did a great job of framing the strike zone he said I only shook him off maybe once and then wished I hadn't done that but the pitchers think that he'll do a good job and that should be the only thing that counts and I think happens sometime then it would be true in his case he doesn't look like the catch he's a big rangy guy and he the pitch little trap over the pitchers head tough play for Lemke can he make it yes tada fine play for the second out of the inning there are two things mark lemke does really well turn the DoublePlay come in get rid of the ball on the show these short choppers little acrobatics there's he unloaded that throw Donn's finally the banner hitting 150 on the year when you see Cabrera him the catcher is there when he stands it you don't see many Cantor's that big and Ranger Carlton Fisk soda like that in his younger days and the the Alomar brother who is catching with flea news cut out of that hole [Applause] oh and two is the kind I think what a lot of people think is that a guy that big will have trouble folding himself into a small target and then unfolding the throw but if you're athletic and you have to have the agility you do matter how big or how tall you are parents strike three see you later in the omen strikeout number two for mana no hits no runs he's faced the minimum though he's given a hip to go to the bottom of the third Atlanta listen to nothing balls they assembled from my brave security and run again leads off the bottom half of the third inning [Applause] fastball inside one ball no strings well we're starting to get people all over the south and I'm sure in the Braves winning days and now that it's going on again group of fans here from Purvis Mississippi popular Ville Mississippi Cottonwood First Baptist Church in the big group over in Alabama fouled back its the Beta Sigma Phi sorority from Thomaston Georgia all of a strike again you've seen that movie with Billy Crystal yep no I haven't city slickers or something like that you oughta go see that you really enjoyed apparently there's some really good lines in it yes there are one and two is the kind got it with a curveball Gant is out on strengths that's the first one here in the third they're showing again nothing but breaking balls Drabek got him on some good ones that Smiley's best pitch of the night [Music] furball watch some Anderson Alabama are celebrating his 64th birthday and their 40th wedding anniversary at the ballpark today Ronnie Smith who strikeout victim his first time ran up the bunt took it outside when going away to nothing Atlanta our score the Braves got two runs in the first I walked to Nixon a stolen base a bunt single by Blauser put in the first and third Pendleton drove in a run with a fielder's choice the throw to the plate was late Gant reached on an error by way and that is a base hit for nonny and he's at first with one away and Brian hunter the battery wrapped into a double play his first time in this game but he homered in Game one a two longshot he has 25 9 the BET's 25 runs better than really you project that over a season we're talking about 125 and it may present the Braves with an interesting situation here you have Sid Bream signed a multi-year contract you have Brian hunter coming up Ryan Klesko first baseman may be the best prospect in the Braves organization so a collection of first baseman there some think he's the best prospect in all of baseball mr. Fusco Pete and I were talking about him earlier about how he's just 19 years old and the Braves very wisely kept in the Greenville he had a home run again last night you hear the words can't-miss prospect about him but there is no such fun oh and - that was a good pitcher fastball Adam all tied up enzyme because great prospects have missed in every organization you think in our case member Brad comments he had that label and it just never happened for girl throw the first runner back another beach ball has been confiscated [Music] well listen we haven't gotten your views yet on Beach bro oh and to the country they fit right in with the wave you know to get the other way a Wilkers in good play goes to second he is out fine play [Applause] connor reaches but if that ball gets through lobby's proudly standing at third-base and spent there's a runner at first and went on a good play for a couple of reasons one he had to go a long way to get it it would have been very easy to take the safe out at first and after making the pivot he still gave Jay Bell a good throw watch him turn what's where he hits bail write about the letters allowed bail to get out of there like a first baseman because Lonnie Smith is one of those who makes it hazardous to your health around second base way is one of the best in the blood toughest to the business growing endowment Cabrera the battery lined to right his first time into the dirt Lovato makes the play one ball no strengths new baseball is put into play by and plate umpire Dana DeMuth Braves won the first game 7-5 the rain has stopped the haze is still hanging around the ballpark but it's gotten worse the 1o pitch here that the screen it evens it up at 101 Paul Miller against Steve Avery tomorrow night we'll have it for you at 7:35 Eastern Rick Reed against John Smoltz on Wednesday Ernie Johnson chip Caray will have it for you on your support south on Wednesday broken bat little tap toward second the throw is to first in the inning is over so nothing doing in the third for Atlanta one hit no runs no errors one left we've played three in Game two and the Braves lead to nothing [Music] when sports cream what arms a sore when Lakes ache when muscles hurt why sports cream massaging sports cream in brings fast pain relief no medicine he spelled no odor why sports cream because it were to help relieve her heartburn regular Rolaids uses an aluminum salt but his aunt as it is Tom's and Tom's has calcium something my body needs anyway I like that next month on TBS the heat goes [Music] what do you want from us you see the phone into art don't take unnecessary risks get in do your thing get out hold it right there you're into something that's way over your head you want to quit easy that'll be that day is a new marshal in town summer isn't over yet the movies in August on TBS that she goes on [Music] we go to the fourth inning Braves on top - nothing Rick Miller has faced the minimum though he's given up a hit the top of the order where come to the plate Orlando Merced will lead it off in the fourth and with the play-by-play story here once again down sir all right skip brick mailer has sailed along very nicely for the Braves he is only allowed one base runner bonds got a single but he was wiped out as levar grounded into a double play and I'm sure Bobby Cox Leo Mazzoni thinking if we can get five or six out of Rick what a good outing it'll be the top of the order in Merced he was a strikeout victim ball one misses low mailer a fast ball four or five different curveballs that changeup and a changeup on a changeup that's low it's two and OH [Applause] Bell and Rita's due up next on the ground right field a said a leadoff single from her said [Applause] that'll bring up jml representing the time known only the second hit of the night for the Pirates the Braves have three brave have squandered a couple of scoring opportunities they've had baserunners in every inning but have only been able to put two on the board well came into the night at 288 he has now dropped at 286 we're set a good baserunner has the lead Bella's taking strike one Jay Stewart Mel out of Northwest Florida take high school graduate back in 1984 his team won the 4a state championship that year toward right-center field station over there and Reedus is the matter Marie just came into the night at 265 he was 1 for 3 in the first game a solo homer he is grounded to short his only time up here in game 2 case you missed it the Braves won the first one seven two five got on board early the Pirates battle back to the lead Maurice came from behind the not vintage tom glavine but he did pick up his 14th win Greta's comes up empty strike one 14 wins for Glavine puts him atop the list in the National League or said the baserunner a leadoff single here in the fourth inning that's Lola one on one pirates the best record in baseball 60 and 36 top their division that's one of those automatic throws to first that mater was going to make regardless of where Merced was because we're said was standing on the bag that's low it's two in one you see a lot of clubs go through streaks maybe they win a bunch and lose a bunch but look how consistent the Pirates have been April and May 30 wins June and July 30 more wins and figure 15 wins a month that's 90 wins that'll put you near the top but throat it first again and we're said only a step off [Applause] there goes Merced the hit and run was on he fouled it away it will be 2 and 2 on Rita's Merced had a good jump on Rick Bailey if you're thinking straight steel not likely Merced is only attempted five he's been successful in three [Music] Mahler has been no mystery to Gary Rios [Applause] every seven at nine three and two and let's see if Jim Leyland turns Merced loose on this one folks flashing signs over the readers and to the the said is going fastball is high that'll put him at first and second for Bobby Bonilla [Applause] the leadoff single immerse add bell flied routinely to center Greta's has locked on a 3-2 pitch and he's Bobby Bonilla Bonilla came in at 305 was no for 4 in Game one didn't have too many good swings Tom Glavine he flied to left his first time up against mainland outside with the fastball it's more No but eeeh 13 homers 64 RBI not exactly what you want to do if you're facing the pirates that is put runners in scoring position with vinaya and bonds coming up the way it's two-in-one at 363 against mailer career Bonilla six for 19 with a homer in three [Music] [Applause] two balls two strikes one out later looking for the ground ball [Applause] this pitch is high it's three and zoos [Applause] good base runners out there so jim leyland might start him up buddy has only struck out 38 times flyball deep center I don't know if the parks gonna hold this one Gant makes the catch comes out of there with but he's hurt that ball is going to be off the wall then track that back is on the blame I said moves to third [Applause] he came out of there limping quite badly may have banged his knee up against the wall let's look at it again what a catch he made and this was a guy over in the and a lot of trouble going back on the ball look at him leave another angle they really took some punishment there look like they're on the side skip both looks like both of his knees hit the wall the left would hit it up quicker than the right reitman but it looked like the left-knee bore the brunt of the force as he slammed into the wall there's yet another look at a deaf quarter one of the Braves trainers is out there too the elbow hits both knees hit the shoulder is sort of wrenched out of the socket but before he worried about the pain he got the ball back in and if he doesn't do that Orlando Merced just keeps running and scores a run tagging at second base he rounded third in fact and it is the left knee that is hurting Ronnie Gant he's going to try to run it off what scares you about this is even if he's okay today you're worried about tomorrow he's going to stay in there what a great play it saved at least one it may have saved more than ma gets by him there's a chance Reedus with good speed would have scored too and the Pirates would have had Bonita at second base a big play for Ron Gant to God and Mahler still has to face Barry Bonds [Applause] bond with one of the two pirate hits a one-out single back into second 293 is not mad but 500 is unbelievable that looks like a misprint well he has a runner at first and one at third with two ounces he hit another chance for Gant but this one short of the wall Baelor gets in a little bit of a jam but he gets the two best Bonilla and bonds the Pirates don't score they leave two stranded we have played three and a half in Atlanta Braves lead it to nothing [Music] there's a level of service with which are already quite familiar only now you can enjoy it at 35,000 feet Delta's person-to-person service to over 270 cities worldwide and under we love to fly and it shows why our fears that go down lightly watered down so heavily why ask why turn off the water and turn buck dry it's smooth draught taste is dry brewed buck water down to drink light and it's satisfying completely so why get so when you can drink bud dry in the length of baseball legend Jackie Robinson there is one story they never told charges include disturbing a piece you will drive the bus and I'll sit where I please insubordination call me again and help break you them to you defend your position you are your own best offense jack and if I lose it finished a TNT original production who didn't act erupts the court-martial of Jackie Robinson Wednesday on TNT [Music] [Applause] this was the end of last inning when Gant came off and if you see one person there you might not expect to have seen in the picture it was Rick mailer stood there and waited till the centerfielder came all the way in that's a nice touch and I'll tell you what if you stand out in the middle of that diamond and get plays like that you want to stay out there and thank the guy nice play by again Lemke will lead it off and has a two a no count on him people may wonder why you see so much of Jeff quarter this year running onto the field Dave personally the Braves senior trainer had knee surgery early on three and outer Lemke and Dave doesn't can't move as quickly as Jeff Kent that's the lead but Dave still hard to work back in the clubhouse and the trainer's own that's through the heart three and one nil MP mark a single his first time up the chopper the Wayner the Merced that'll take care of Limpy [Applause] Michell is throwing down in the Braves bullpen we don't know if that's a precautionary move our if that might do it for Dan tonight he banged into the wall hard looked like both elbows in both knees at the same time did it and his left knee appeared to be the one that bore the brunt oh what a play is Mallory as a sacrifice to show for his nights work at the plate fouls it away strike one Gant's still testing it in the dugout when around it's Owen too it's all the way still Oh into lays off this one it's a ball and two strikes a trick whaler 2 out of 12 this year got him with the change-up that strikeout number three for smiley two outs in the fourth go to the top of the order notice mixin Nixon with a pair of walks 17 game hitting streak on the line this is one of the few times during this hitting streak I can remember Nixon not getting a hit in the first of the second time up tries to bond misses it strike one [Applause] motus led off the game of the law browser followed with a single where he's eventually scored him both all the scoring for the night to nothing Braves takes this one outside what in one pushes it the wicker son can he make the play yes he did that's a good one by Nixon that's a Roker said he was cheating in a couple of steps had to unload in a hurry we'll take another look at is if we go out that's the third out that'll take care of the Braves in the fourth 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hectares Elm from Quebec for advanced photographers the genius is in the details the lawyer will lead off the 5th for the Pirates fouls away the first one strike one Laval yer and wilkinson first we grew up he was a big man for rick mater back in the second inning Bonilla flied out to started bond single and he got la Valliere to hit it into a double play inside a ball in the strike Pirates have grounded into 69 double plays when you look at the numbers that's not that surprising the surprising thing is with the team of Bell and lean out there they have only turned 49 double plays Shrek 2 e 2 balls and 2 strikes while you're part of that package from st. Louis that sent Tony Pina over to catch brought Andy Van Slyke along with him that's hi it's three and zoo this is a big big inning for Rick mailer it would give him a chance to get a win it would also getting through this inning would allow Bobby Cox not to have to get so deep into his bullpen that's still left field the Lonnie is right there one gone [Applause] [Music] mailers last five outs have all come from strikeouts or fly balls got Waner on a groundout back in the third Pendleton making the nice play on the short hop he will get another shot but not this time inside the line it will be extra bases for Waner Lonnie Smith grabs it in the corner it's a stand-up double for the pirate third baseman Terry hadn't played off the bag and he hit it right over the bag nothing Pendleton could do and hope that would hit the bag and and neither of those things the one out devil puts Waner at second it will bring up Kurtis Wilkerson he grounded to second his first time up starting tonight at 202 he was over one in Game one and now just below the Mendoza line that's fouled away strike one Mario Mendoza wanna being a hitting instructor you might be a pretty good one I mean just because you weren't a successful here I was just looking at that article in Baseball America incidentally that's a good publication is interesting how that started to left-field that's going to be trouble it's going to be a fair ball it's going to be extra bases Raynor will score Wilkerson will stroll in the second back to back Hummels have gotten the pirates on the board the tying run is at second [Applause] and it'll send John smiley to the blade a looping line drive but hid in a perfect spot Rick didn't get the ball down as much as he wanted to and it's just English on the line the fourth hit of the night for the Pirates and John smiley will be the batter comes up empty on his first swing oh and one that all started with the Mendoza line back then he was playing with Seattle yet 198 above 200 one day below 200 the next guess Bruce bhakti and Tom Paciorek started all that but George Brett made it famous that's a liner one hop the Blauser [Music] the second score the air atomizer [Applause] [Applause] I guess that ball slipped on this is just unbelievably bathroom that's almost like a little ball mutter did everything how far off the band he came Bowser hasn't made money but there is a poop for sure [Applause] you see a lot of in feelers pound the glove with the ball it looked like when he pounded the glove that time he caught it out on the end of his finger Petry throws down in the Braves bullpen and Merced will hit was smiley at second Merced a strikeout a single and Leo Mazzoni is going to quickly take a little trip for the mound [Applause] and rather try to buy some time well you called it earlier I don't know honey we were talking between you said all the Braves left forearm in the first two days looked bigger now don't they getting a chance to score early and not doing it against one of the best pitchers is very important when you're running one of your first to its restart is out there but when you're pressing a guy in the service he needs all the help he can get to get through those early innings Braves have stranded four in the first two innings now Mahler pitching in a tie ballgame that's one in one number cell skip Gary Don Sutton Lagoon from Atlanta Fulton County Stadium Game two of the doubleheader Braves won the first one seven two five into this half inning Pete van Lauren will join you for the rest of the way ah speed outside it's 2 & 1 allow to play that'll even in a two balls and two strikes to Merced [Applause] fired signed him back in 85 sent him to Braden and he struggled his first couple of years in pro ball it was only about his fourth year that he really started to hit on the ground Hunter will boot it feel it flip the mailer they'll get more sad smiley moves to third [Applause] brands lucky to get an out here it was a curveball he got the ground ball on him putter played it off his chest and panicked a little bit shoveled the ball but got there in time and the Braves lucky a pitcher was running or the runner from second might have come around still needs one more out he'll try to get out J Bell now came into the night on a tear he had 12 hits his last 16 at-bats he is over 2 in this one nice stop by Cabrera keeping it in front and no advance by smiling bell 1 for 4 in Game one the Pirates run a half a dozen guys out there with numbers in the threes with runners in scoring position that'll scatter them in the fire [Music] it's almost like they were expecting that but the end and the values sitting there with their gloves on you know manner it's not much of a vote of confidence hell hi it's Dylan one and thinking they're already preparing to go play dick you can answer this guy's met himself a pretty good hitter on the corner 2 & 2 lot of credit to Jim Leyland for that never place out he ever played they said okay play defense been hitting it will take care of itself but I guess Jim Leyland right away has and the term he uses it he always puts me in position where it's easier to succeed than it is to fail the - - he's going to fail on this one the Big East bell pirates come up with two they get back-to-back doubles from Waner and Wilkerson the Blauser error lets the tying run score we played four to half in Atlanta we have ourselves a tie ballgame in these parts you just never know who you'll run into I'm Howard Hughes Melvin Dummar would probably call himself a good hearted guy who's just down on his luck well Melvin your Luck's about to change Jason Robards follow Matt and Mary Steenburgen and her Academy Award winning rumor from the director of Silence of the Lambs it's Melvin and power Thursday night at 8:05 Eastern on TBS next month on TBS the heat goes [Music] twenty-eight one from us everything you're saying your phone into art don't take unnecessary risks get in do your thing get out hold it right there yep you're into something that's way over your head you want a pretty that'll be that day there's a new marshal in town summer isn't over yet the movies in August on TBS that goes on Tom Glavine got the win in that first game Marvin Freeman picked up his first save as a brave and in this one we're knotted at two as we go to the bottom half of the fifth inning Jeff Blauser will lead it off for Lana back again from radio after another long act here's Pete van we only take 7 seconds to get over from Radio skip thank you it'll be jeff blauser Terry peddlin and Ronnie can't do him against God smiling [Music] wowser one Fulani as single he is walking I'd like to make up for that throwing error which enabled Pittsburgh to get right back in this way [Music] [Applause] smiley settling down after a rocky couple of innings to start this ball game balls behind a ball no strikes on Blauser in the bottom of the fifth he looked like he was headed for the same kind of game at Doug Drabek Kendall's first two innings he could not find the strike zone one ball one strike now to Jeff Blauser now in the Braves Greenville farm club tonight they're leading Knoxville three to nothing behind Turk window is gonna tell you a couple of Turk Wendell stories that we've heard one of them got some national play we talked about that last week when skip mentioned it that's the one about the licorice he wants to look mean he chews big gobs of liquorice because he doesn't like chewing tobacco he's also concerned about his teeth so he brushes his teeth between every inning Rhett's that's just for starters on Turk Wendell there is more folks rich move over when he gets here there's a strength to and two superstitions he does not want to step on the foul line so to make sure he doesn't he jumps about three and a half feet in the air over the foul line on his way to the mound and on his way back to the dugout [Applause] full count 3 & 2 he thinks it's bad luck when a ball is filed off by a hitter out of play to catch a ball directly from an umpire so if the umpire behind the plate throws the ball out to him he will just get out of the way make one of his infielders pick the ball up or else have the umpire hand the ball to the catcher that's another turquine Bell superstition and there's more down the first goes Blauser the leadoff walk he thinks it's bad luck for the pitcher and the catcher both to be standing at the same time so in this situation where Mike lavalliere is standing to get a new baseball from Dana DeMuth Turk Mendel will squat out on the mound and you know what it works for he is the biggest winner on the Braves double-a farm club in Greenville but he is going to be some kind of character to watch when he gets to the major leagues fourth walk issued by smiley as Terry pennilyn at 104 - he did get an RBI when he reached on a fielder's choice in the first inning had a good cut filed it back you wonder what happens when a catcher walks out to the mound to talk to him let's get very interesting as FD yell that article about jerk just couple days ago after all the publicity the licorice they've got and I think that Sports Illustrated now that I wasn't aware of all the others smiley goes over the first blauser returns safely ventolin swinging away again files it back onto [Applause] same two clubs tomorrow night game play of the series left Steve Avery facing Paul Miller will be called up from triple-a pitch for the Pirates in that one Bob walk who normally would start on that spot on the disabled list now for the Pirates into the leg running the bases here's the o2 a little bouncing ball to throw this could be to Waner to second one what Kherson trying to turn it first basically Merced pulled off the bag though not a real good throw that time browser went in hard down at second to help and pennilyn reaching on the five for force watch clauser coming in he let's Wilkerson know he's there and a bad throw as there was over so pennilyn aboard now at one down it's another big hand for the standing cat she may earlier in the some question when he walked in from centerfield and he'd be able to stay in the game banging his there and he's looking for a hip hole for two and this one he's reached on an error struck out he was old for two in the first game we are tied at two in the bottom of the fifth nothing in one he had a good kind of a smiley fastball [Applause] as your runner at first Terry Pendleton [Applause] one on one the cow now [Applause] now the one one on the way the breaking ball line a base hit mommy again he has to do to be able to handle that off-speed breaking ball on the outside part of the plate if he just waits on the ball his hands quick enough to still drive at the left field and that's exactly what he did it at all with his upper torso [Applause] the brave setting the table first in second listen got a rain Miller out no activity at the moment in the pirate bullpen without the chain in shortly Hawaii Smith will be the batter he has struck out of a single this is Leland coming out not Miller you see a lot of visits to the mound by the pitching coaches or managers when Lonnie Smith is the hitter and I think one reason is there is really no book on how to pitch to Lonnie Smith he is a very unusual hitter in the Mather lives and even the results and pitches that you throw don't always turn out the way you think they're going to you might throw a pitch inside the Lonnie Smith who hit it the opposite way to right-field you might throw a pitch down in a way he'll pull the ball or it could go to the opposite way with it too and he really has no weakness he's a good fastball hitter always has been but he also had breaking stuff an off-speed stuff quite well now to play right side on one [Applause] each team with two runs each team with four hits each team has made one error for in the last of the fifth of Game two Braves took the opener seven to five playwright sign again oh and to [Applause] it continues to go the other way is it three of them over in that spot still nothing into on Lonnie Smith Hunter waits on deck [Applause] [Applause] here's the o2 again al-andalus onefile the way to the right so Lonnie Smith has had four swings that John's smiling he's filed four of them off they have remains nothing into one man out barrier runners gathered first Pendleton down at second [Applause] and again the o2 on the way that Miss downstairs a ball and two strikes to Lonnie Smith currently at 264 [Applause] DoublePlay ground ball the second Wilkerson Bell Merced pulled off the by bells throw as so some good aggressive baserunning by the Braves in this inning as twice prevented double plays from being turned [Applause] they keep keeping the inning alive and you know how Gant's hurting anyway he really showed you something there it would just detour out of the baseline and save that banged up knee but he played it hard and let's see if those extra bats will pay off the first opinion to a46 force play in the third game on and smiley on in front the Braves know that Deion Sanders is leaving Thursday they know that maybe by the end of this week they'll get a verdict on how long the suspension of Otis Nixon will be and if indeed Ronnie against one game suspension will be upheld they hope to get Sid Bream at least back by the latter part of the week and hopefully David Justice too but just as more of a day-to-day situation now the bream and while all these things happen the value of a Brian hunter is that if Sid Bream can come back and play for his base hunter can play another position a lot of young players with his amount of experience only have one position they can play the brightest spent about the last two years in the minor leagues playing exclusively in the outfield and he might be needed out there later on when San Diego comes in the one one we had a his own it's want to do [Music] thirty two thousand two hundred ninety two paid here tonight another fine crowd hoping to see the Braves sweep this twin bill to kick-off the 14 game homestand [Applause] the one-two pitch [Music] [Applause] the runners laid from first and third to two is toward the screen in play but not here in the lab two balls two strikes [Applause] we get many letters asking what that little square on the back of the mound is you just thought used by smiling it playing some of the dirt out from his cleats [Applause] down the third-base line hits the bag [Applause] [Music] Harry pendel in store 26 RBIs [Music] [Applause] Hunter gets the RBI but don't forget Gant and blondes are going in aggressively at second base breaking up double plays keeping the inning allow this to happen and really a break for the Pirates if that balls on the corner maybe Lonnie Smith comes around to the school lana takes a 3-2 lead runners first and second with two outs and here's Cabrera who is flied to right and grounded out to second [Applause] born third again later we'll feel and run to the bag to retire the side with the Braves on the infield hit by Brian hunter reclaimed the lead here we've completed five in Atlanta in Game two and it's now 3-2 Braves [Music] there's a difference when you're foggy where are we going today someone who shows how much a smile a tone of voice and the willingness to try when you love to fly it shows [Music] a lot of women to find my looks intimidating do you my mother makes the best brisket there I was there I was there I was in the Congo why is a good man so hard to find it's just a minute okay Why ask why try but right it's dry brew not water down to drink light yet satisfied completely so long at least refreshment is tonight on sports tonight we've got golf the u.s. Senior Open is all wrapped up in Michigan and yes they did have to work overtime the thing that all came out also baseball including the big doubleheader in Atlanta between the Braves and the Pittsburgh Pirates join us at 11:00 when sports cream what arns a sore when Lakes ache when muscles hurt why sports cream massaging sports cream in brings fast pain relief no medicine he spelled no odor why sports cream because it works Braves have the laid-back by a run 3 2 or moving to the 6th inning they've got the 3 4 & 5 spots due up for Pittsburgh against Rick Baylor there arenas Bobby Bonilla Barry Bonds Mike Stanton begins to loosen up now and they'll add a bullpen Beeler who is given the bray has five pretty good innings here trying to get through one more greatest will started off and the events like limited to pinch-hit duties tonight he had a strained muscle lower back so radius who played first base and game one out in centerfield and Game two I strike nothing in one manner as gone to the fastball that start off it is a lot more tonight than I think the pirate hitters were expecting very aggressive strike to call no one too almost everybody in this pirate lineup is face bricklayer quite a bit and we've seen a lot of fast balls taken for strikes they're out there looking for something off-speed or looking for that breaking ball he's varied his routine on hitters too chosen the curved air wanted to he hit the spot and the result of ground ball ii marijuana fall outside that's when tormentor put latest retired one down his old for two in this one robbed with an extra base hit by Ronnie gamblin it was over for in the first game very often a double-header well if they the sod right in front of her Lehmann was standing Karen back out into the one ground ball to the right side hunter handles this one takes it himself still hitless he's owned for seven and over three against mayor two outs in the sixth and Barry Bonds will be the batter he has singled and flied to Center three to Atlanta only top half of the sixth inning later starts him off with a strike inside corner it's even now on ball one strike - and one now to Barry Bonds [Applause] as closing in on the 300 mark now at the 295 now toward short Blauser long throw clutter keeps the bag it's in the sixth Braves still in again three to two Wednesday night possible and so TBS presents the art of defense through the legal genius that is Perry Mason two movies that prove beyond a reasonable doubt he is the great defender his truth a Perry Mason double feature with the case of the shooting star followed by the case of the lost love it all begins at 8:05 Eastern Wednesday night on TBS [Music] what does it take to be a mountain man let's see a mountain man must be fearless sure-footed willing to answer the call of the wild but most of all a mountain man should be thirsty for a smooth bush beer or an easy drinking bush life so head for the mountains and see if you have what it takes to be a real mountain man more and more men all over America are discovering a new way to relax they're called paint eases and they're the kind of pants that feel great for doing just about everything or nothing at all because Hagar eases our cotton so no matter what you're doing you can feel comfortable just being yourself Haggar a feel for America this doubleheader kicks off a two week long homestand 14 games in all counting these two to more with the Pirates then the Padres James Astros come to town get your tickets early for information here in Atlanta two four nine six four hundred one eight hundred three two six four thousand outside the metro Atlanta area well there's your score as they go to the bottom half of the sixth and mark Lemke it's the first pitch just foul down the third base side nothing in one Keith Mitchell has moved out to the on-deck circle so Rick Mahler will be lifted after giving the Braves just what they wanted a strong start in Game two by the way again nothing into if you watch tonight's first game is on Marvin Freeman come on to record his first save it was our thought then that the reason Marvin was being given that chance was number one he's been throwing exceptionally well lately number two to save berenguer for Game two in case he needed to have one of those three inning outings he went says first base M Craig Bonet we've just been informed otherwise first a replay of the tech swing oh you see that but really more important as the news on barangay yes we just received an announcement between ends 1 berenguer running in the outfield before tonight's doubleheader pulled a calf muscle is right leg and for that reason is probably not available out of the bullpen tonight so it's up to the rest of the guys to do the job and Mike Stanton is going to get up now as Keith Mitchell pinch hits for Rick Mahler [Music] Michels still seeking that first major league hit it's always tough on a youngster playing everyday in the minor leagues trying to make it to the big leagues and they finally get there to be employed as a pinch-hitter initially that's almost everybody has to do it [Applause] but it's a tough role now you see the numbers he had posted combined at Greenville and Richmond this year and if the Braves weren't in a pennant site he probably wouldn't be up here in this room they really like his bat save this one will stay in play it will not drifting off into the seats first base side he's a second cousin to Kevin Mitchell of the Giants and he is really looking forward as is Kevin to the upcoming series next week with San Francisco kind of a dream come true for the two of them will be playing against one another to the left side cut off by a winner it's throwing the first in time tell you what we have this story one of the Pittsburgh papers I'm John waiters defense being a problem he's made some pretty good plays in the two series against Atlanta it really hands hands the one group tonight he's look quite good he's really worked find out it had something like 50 years life [Applause] well back we go now to the top of the order Otis Nixon who has walked twice in this one and grounded out the second he's trying to extend the third longest hitting streak in the National League this year 17 straight games Willie McGee at a 19 game streak Brett Butler a 23 game streak earlier here's the old one on the way Nixon gets the bunt down it'll be tried again by Wilkerson this time he couldn't make the connection and it's an 18 game hitting streak for Otis Nixon same play back in the fourth inning Wilkerson did make this time he couldn't pick it up cleanly he really is a good Bunner he has worked and worked and worked at this it takes a great play to get him he made the great play last time this time could move so Otis Nixon now with an 18 game hitting streak at number six off of smiley and Otis's now at first base with 56 stolen bases the Braves franchise record is 57 set all the way back in 1913 by a Boston Braves player named Pat Meyers [Music] blauser's got a perfect night going a single in a couple of walks [Applause] as has been the rule lately for Atlanta we're getting into the latter third of the game Braves have a lead Bobby Cox is loosening up Rafael Belliard out on the bullpen he'll probably take over it's short for Blauser in the seventh who started they first game and a triple no the captain Jeff Blauser three to Atlanta bottom of the sixth here's the one out of blauser this would be out of play it hasn't even right poured something yeah [Applause] again smiley throws over there goes Nixon but Blauser fouls it back in a fraternal island go back it's a ball in two strikes now really shows you how long the Braves have lacked the base dealer like an Otis Nixon in this day and age in the National League when speed is so important that you have to go all the way back to 1913 to find the guy that stole as many as fifty seven bases in one season for any Braves team so many players nowadays that are stealing 50-plus [Applause] a long look by smiley and Otis Nixon cause Bowser to request time again that's what the team has done fans have a chance to double their stolen base output of a year ago he's gone over the first again [Applause] there goes Nixon again the pitch is low about year's throw is high Nixon has tie the Braves franchise record that is 57 stolen bases a record that is Boston Milwaukee and Atlanta since 1930 [Music] fans get the message on the matrix narrow and center [Applause] thrill this must be for Otis Nixon who has spent his entire major-league career until this year as a four [Music] [Applause] when I gets the next one and might not be that along the way - no it might not [Applause] - and - I'm Lau sir that's a 78 year old franchise record before that's going to fall has been tied [Applause] and the left tail plane he'll make the catch and that'll do I am the sixth uninteresting inning nonetheless even though the Braves failed to score because of that man Otis Nixon it was in the record book along with half Myers on that stolen base we've completed six in Game two still three two [Music] this [Music] discover the joys of Royal Caribbean's Caribbean three to ten night cruises to the Bahamas Virgin Islands Barbados and more on the grand resorts of the seven seas [Music] the greatest swingers in became the PGA Championship lie beginning August 8 on TBS we moved to the seventh inning it's three to Atlanta Braves have made a couple of changes here Rafael Belliard as we anticipated takes over at shortstop he'll be batting in the number nine spot in the batting order evident pitcher batting in Bowser's former spot the number-two spot as Mike Stanton for the 44th time this year you can see the numbers unlike Stanton let's give a pat on the back to Rick mailer he had not been that effective coming out of the bullpen since the Braves acquired him from Montreal in fact he wasn't greeted very warmly when his name was announced in the starting lineup here at the ballpark tonight but Rick did his job six innings five hits two runs only one of earng walked one struck out three and has a chance to pick up the win here in Game two and a little bit with berenguer unavailable they come to the whole calf muscle [Music] they don't think it's serious is just a day-to-day thing but don't think he should be pitching tonight so it's up to Stan Freeman and parrot and that group now to try to preserve this lead for Rick mailer Mike Lavallee will lead it off here in the seventh inning he's hit into a 6-4-3 double play and he has flied to left Staunton delivers in lavalliere files back the first one all in one pirate bullpen activity now is Right understand belinda begins to loosen [Music] the ball on a strike now on Mike Lavallee er it's two and one couple of occasions this year including twice on the last road trip Mike Stanton has had trouble with his control remember II walked in that winning run one loss at the st. Louis series it's that one over the Livadia pops it into shallow center barbell yard bringing back puts it away number one was seventh inning John Wayne er will be the matter and Mike Stanley Wayans himself when that happens he's a pretty good control picture most times when he has one of those outings were the control he loads him he says it still happens every once in a while that he just loses concentration out there lay near a double on the ground at the third this one headed right back this way it has been a fall a little short and the seats below us like out nothing in one reigns won the first one seven to five lead this one three two to bring the top half of inning seven and just missed one one now towards second where Lemke fires on one hunter two down [Applause] and now Kurtis Wilkerson who grounded out the second in the third inning if a little flair double down the left-field line driving in a run in the fifth inning later scored one and the right feel others Nixon on the run whoa that person's that second notice Nixon who is run back just about everything hit his way misjudge that one and will be charged with an error see what happens to in here Wilkerson in sign ops ball hits it sharply but it looks like an easy play and he just simply misjudged his lucky got a glove honored at all or Wilkinson Biddeford he winds up at second on the two bass era by Nixon and now Lloyd McClendon will come on to pinch-hit for John smiley when framing up in the brains bullpen he saved the first game joined by Kent Mercker one of the reasons that Freeman was called on to save that first game is because Tom Glavine if he had trouble with anybody had trouble with the guy we're going to see hit next Lloyd McClendon who went two for three with a pair of solo homers Leo Mazzoni Frank Cabrera and Mike Stanton have a conversation and now they want a pitch to Lloyd McClendon here McClendon has a streak going as a pinch-hitter a little bit unusual some guys who are employed as pinch hitters a lot we rarely get a pinch hit home run but he has had at least one pinch hit homer in each one of his five years in the major leagues one ball no strikes the count on Lloyd McClendon a runner at second representing the potential tying run two men out ball one strike on McClendon and I'm sure both Lloyd and Mike remember that only at bat he was hit by that so now they're at first and second I'm not throwing at him he's trying to make a pitch up and in and it gets it too far up and too far so runners are now at first and second with two outs Orlando Merced will turn around ahead light-handed now against Stanton he's only been up from the right side of the plate this year 28 times does have seven hits tonight from the other side of the plate one for three strikes slaps this one to right field Otis Nixon gets a chance to make good and those the Pirates strand to the seven seventh-inning stretch time in Game two it's the Braves three in the Pirates to [Music] from the Far East to Europe across the Caribbean and throughout North America only one airline covers so much of the world with so much more [Music] when sports cream what arms a sore when Lakes ache when muscles hurt why sports cream massaging sports cream in brings fast pain relief no medicine he smelled no odor why sports cream because it were to help relieve her heart burn her NS it uses aluminum and magnesium but his is tums and tongues has calcium for something my body needs anyway I like that more and more men all over America are discovering a new way to relax they're called paving eases and they're the kind of pants that feel great for doing just about everything or nothing at all because Haggar Easy's are cotton so no matter what you're doing you can feel comfortable just being yourself Haggar a feel for America we go to the bottom half of the seventh inning we have a new pitcher for the Pirates right-hander Stan Belinda replacing John smiley a worked six allowed six hits three runs two of those runs were earned he walked four struck out four the numbers on the side arming right hander Stan Belinda I am certain of a bullpen by committee with the Pirates No big save man name quite a lot of different people to plan a save ball game and leaves their staff of 15 save tippers got to Palacios has got to Patterson's got one [Applause] and this is Randy Tomlin throwing out on the Pirates bullpen now he mentioned in the first game that they have been carrying 11 pitchers all year they've gone to 10 for this double-header makalah gated back up to 11 tomorrow and they called Paul Miller up they may employ somebody like a ton wonderful nothing won the cabin pennilyn he's old for free in the second game he has scored once and he has driven in one on the left side it's caught right on top of the mound it was pointing over toward the right side of the infield when he heard waiters footsteps behind him and cleared out now Ronnie Gant who's 1 for 3 of the plate and has made the defensive play of the night circus catch just before crashing into the centerfield wall Bobby Bonilla [Applause] one ball no strikes to run against and Belinda [Applause] twenty four years old a native of Pennsylvania lives in Portland and the count doing oh now I'm ganna [Applause] he wears that cap the way a lot of little leaguers do with a big curve in it Korea nothing [Music] and Ron again draws a walk again he walked twice in the first game he is at first with one out for Lonnie Smith 1 for 3 in the nightcap [Music] [Applause] runner going the throw down by lavalliere safe that's number 18 Veronica Nazif closes in on that second consecutive 3030 season he really deked him here the way he went limping down the first-base it was if he could barely walk and then he immediately takes off when and hard to that bag change this slide at the last moment and almost came on [Music] the way Alani dives into the plate on the label Linda delivers from at sidearm angle you might see a pitch come close to Lani every now and then from this guy as a breaking ball strike on the outside corner on to brands trying to post a little insurance here in the bottom half of the seventh [Applause] no lender steps off as a shortstop Jay Bell got in behind Gannett second [Applause] [Music] [Applause] a ball and two strikes to Lonnie Smith they're underway now Dodger Stadium the New York Mets on the LA Dodgers first of the three-game series [Applause] who gets to know that him tonight David comes turn he's got a shot against Tim Belcher [Applause] it was the one to do intuitive Lonnie Smith [Applause] one reason the Braves really have a chance the next couple of weeks to close the gap on the Dodgers is after that three-game series the Dodgers go away for three consecutive series all the Braves stay home playing inside the division [Applause] that's it for Lonnie Smith Belinda record his first strikeout two down in the seventh Brian hunter will step in and a pretty good pitch to hit but he got it in just enough that Lonnie was sort of tied up and running [Applause] well in the seventh inning of game [Applause] it is seven homer of the year [Applause] that made a one run lead a three run lead will history repeat here in Game two well away ball one it still nothing on hunter now the doctors go to Cincinnati Houston and then San Francisco that is not an easy trip for them our hands will be playing three teams that are right now in the second division although he guides have been playing X in the baseball in the Padres the Giants and Houston before the next road trip begins that's a strike two and one the reason I say they're currently in the second division is because of the way Cincinnati's fallen apart when played began the day Cincinnati only a half game ahead a fourth place San Diego only a game and a half ahead of fifth place San Francisco so they have really dropped closer and closer to that second division and those teams may not be second division teams on the Braves sample the Cincinnati's line continues here's the two one caught the outside corner two and two Jen's 11/5 since the break [Music] it's the way the standings look currently counting tonight's first game [Applause] [Applause] [Music] out toward short Jay Bell the backhanded grab the throw to first and that's it for hunter in the Braves in the seventh Belinda gets the job done for the Pirates we've completed seven in Game two it's a 3-2 of idly [Music] it's summertime time to get out and get to the beach and time for our group chicken sandwich at Wendy's here's our grilled chicken sandwich thank you may Dave's way with a boneless breast of chicken lettuce tomato and honey mustard all on a toasted bun it's a great way to enjoy the summer come in for a Wendy's grilled chicken sandwich today you sure this net supposed to be this high [Music] the greatest swingers in became the PGA Championship July beginning August 8 on TBS check out our del the scoreboard in Houston the Astros leading the Cardinals 6 to Ken Caminiti his regret has a grand slam home run in that game they are underway in San Francisco at the end of an inning it's 2-1 Giants over Montreal Burkitt against Barnes and as we mentioned the Mets and Dodgers just getting underway no score yet over in the American leg a little bit more activity it's an 8 8 ballgame Oakland let that game 8 to 1 at one point the Yankees have come back there in the bottom of the sixth California got a 10 to victory over Cleveland Finley wins his 14th for the Angels Chicago 12 for over Toronto the White Sox making their move now Jack McCullough wins his 13th Texas leading Boston 72 there in the ninth inning Minnesota 5-3 lead over Detroit there in the bottom half of the seventh Baltimore did not score on the top of the 1st at Seattle and four complete scores and highlights tune in to CNN sports tonight in about 15 minutes with Nick Charles and Frederick man Deion Sanders takes over in left field and Marvin Freeman who saved Game one on here again in game 2 eighth inning three to Atlanta here skipper ok Pete thanks very much Jay Bell leads it off bellow for 3 in this game 1 for 7 on the night Freeman in Game one where inning in the 3rd allowed one hit struck out one [Music] Bell Rita's and Bonilla do here if anybody gets on Berry bond and it's just a one-run game good play by Pendleton that ball was wickedly hit wanna well he's not doing it offensively in a ball game he's doing something to help you win Terry Pendleton the Braves MVP candidate at the moment and not the only one no no no dismissed Nixon certainly has to be considered David Justice had he stayed healthy would have been high in the rankings an asylum candidate as well and Tom Glavine great uh so for 2 with a walk a Strang : one [Applause] Freeman had one save in his life coming into the night he can wind up with twice that many and one evening if things go well for him here and there's a couple of frames to see that a ball and a strike three six and two for the Braves to four and one for the Pirates I didn't get that one one and two [Applause] we just one out of five on the night with a run scored and two driven home he had a leadoff home run in the first game the ones who pitch pops away from Cabrera all the way to the screen it's 2 & 2 same two teams tomorrow again on Wednesday that's into pitch got in with a breaking ball reduce is out of that to down [Applause] [Music] everything Marvin Freeman throws is down most of the time and against right-handed hitters down in a way he is really tough on righties with that sinking fastball on that slider bonia stands in there [Applause] he doesn't get it he's going for the pump he's over seven on the night [Applause] nothing I want in the counter fastball hit the shore at Belliard in good play one two three and nothing doing in the eighth no hits no runs no errors nobody left we go to the bottom half for the 8th inning Braves going for a sweep they lead Game two was free to troubled a little bit it's one of those situations we just have to play your hunch yet [Applause] the Linda to Cabrera a couple more runs would make the decision much easier for Bobby Cox if you like the way the guy you picked is your closer is throwing the ball he's gonna have to get left-handers out anyway if he's a right-hander or vice versa I fly ball I've failed on the live bonds on the run into the corner at the wall he leaps up ball is gone [Applause] that helps it's for detail question we just asked about the pitching has an answer now really have to pick yourself to keep yourself from this going with a percentages and the two left at hitters will be leading off the end but Frank Cabrera hits that fastball on the left-field wall to give Atlanta a two-run lead now I think you do gamble with Freeman against the lefty at least the first one first home run of the year for Cabrera here's Lemke fastball upstairs none ball no strikes now Lemke Belliard and Nixon the better there's a high drive to deep southern failure that bones got a chance read us at the law that's gone [Applause] mm constraints and unexpected places and it strikes twice here in the eighth-inning [Applause] Lemke who showed good show that if he gets a to his liking he can really billiard the better Vanessa John five to Lana [Applause] good for night [Applause] [Music] [Applause] time this year the Braves have hit him back to back Belliard awaits the 1-1 pitch he had a triple in the first game that's upstairs and it's to a money Lemke's home run went 411 feet I didn't catch the tail of the tape line - Burrell's 339 his just did clear but marks a major league home run that's one the longest was hit by a brave this year in this ballpark three balls in this Frank might as well get some more 4:15 is the long here this year [Applause] it's three and two [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] I was in there they got through the seventh in good shape [Applause] for he's a boy second walk for our Belinda the sixth walk in this game by pirate countries and I walked six in the first game Jim Leyland hasn't given up you never do but he is as close to it as you get there is no activity in the fire hoping [Applause] three straight left-hand hitters coming up you know what's going to happen that's what makes this game fun but when the parents come to town realistically you'd be thrilled to death with three out of four and a split wouldn't break your heart is there a fine fine tuning inside the next island almost thanks if the brands can you've beaten two of the best pitchers in the league smiley in robic and you've got two fellas coming up from the minor leagues who are marginal pitchers at best or they would have been here all year and you've got Avery and Smoltz going for you so you know nom begins thinking about sweeping them yeah now three out of four if the Braves hold on and sweep this one would be a disappointment they bounce back toward the mound runner the second play will be the first out by a step that's a sacrifice it goes 1/3 his dia [Applause] Sanders played in the first game [Applause] [Music] [Applause] I know he makes a lot of money playing football and I know Ian [Music] in sp in a way very heartbroken believe the situation [Applause] and a good cut there founded back nothing wrong I think it bothers him a little bit that the one statement that he's been making all year and that is if the Braves are close to the top and contributing first I want to stay well that's happening the Braves are close to the top and he's contributing but he is going to honor his football contract [Applause] downstairs it's one-on-one what would be alright with us if the Braves won a championship with him out in attendance and the Falcons followed [Applause] he an in similar situation he goes to football picks up two million I go to football two balls one strike [Applause] hello again Olinda really struggling now [Applause] three bars of a strike so Sanders will have a good pitch to here come on in here at the ballpark they rocked him that's his farad walk in an inning and a third [Applause] [Music] and Terry Pendleton the matter Pendleton two out of three in the first game two runs scored one driven home [Applause] with an RBI [Applause] run again moves on duck to follow him with an order [Music] [Applause] nowhere near it struggling one ball in those strengths [Applause] in the night the Pirates n-bombs lavalla and winner to the play [Applause] okay now gets up and begins to throw in the Atlanta bullpen yeah and a home run cut but it isn't yet hurt it's one on one a little bit of the reverse side might be starting to work now with a three-run lead Mercker has not had an opportunity to close out many games lately Bobby Cox may be thinking with three runs I might want to try them in there see if he can get through that ninth inning [Applause] [Music] a ball and a strike ground ball headed for right field but were set up there's one safe there Merced got a good jump on that ball move duel right and turned it off over there on the corners with two out forget I'm not so sure that Belinda picked this throw up right away it looked like he really lunge to the ball at the last instant [Applause] we almost have beamed by that TRO from the shortstop Tommy Greg moves on back of Gantt delivers Freeman will be done for the night he did the other thing that might be in Bobby's thinking he pitched an inning in the first game he sat around for two and a half three hours pitched an inning in the second game I figure that's just enough for his honor first and third two out Gant one out of three a stolen base in this game he had one on the first you've also got to take into consideration the pulled calf muscle to widen Berenguer he's listed as day to day we've had injuries listed his day to day that have gone week to week and you need more than one guy to close when you're ace closer is not available breaking ball outside of one-and-one [Applause] Dandan the whole of all into strengths but one thing that has really impressed me about this team this year is the way they have been able to perform when some of the key people have been unavailable craves getting back in the race with riemann justice both out now tonight on the verge of sweeping a doubleheader from the Pirates with Juan Berra you're unavailable other guys have stepped up and done it the ones who almost hit him inside with off-speed breaking ball two balls two strengths well you've gotten a career year out of Pendleton career year out of Mixon a career year to this point out of Glavine career year out of berenguer and good solid years by a lot of other guys [Applause] didn't get the curveball and the inning is over Gant flips the bat away and discussed with the Braves score two times they do it on two hits and they leave the company Kent Mercker on to pitch and Barry Bonds leads it off against him bonds 1 for 3 in this game a pinch-hit double in the first save opportunity here for Mercker and this is the role he wants if he's going to be in the bullpen he wants to close he said if he's not going to be able to be a closer in the bullpen he'd rather start oh and one the count to bottom nobody on nobody out a three-run game yes miss but a good fastball one a month strength to call inside corner bonds didn't think so Pirates have won four out of five 13 of 17 coming into this double header and and their two aces going or I should say two of their is they stayed alive fought off a breaking ball in the fan to battle for us the mirror Ripper had a lot of these opportunities earlier in the air he's picked up for save only one though since the 11th of May but he was told by Leo Mazzoni and Bobby Cox that his inconsistency is the reason that he was not getting that opportunity barring there's been so consistent he has a chance here up the middle base it and was a curveball and bond but he isn't good with bangs just stroked it up the middle another baserunner brings a potential time we render the laval yer will stay in there now you're just oh the two in his career against mercury Andy Van Slyke is two out of two with a homerun there's a strike Phil Evalia they hit into a double play in the second inning flied to left in the fifth popped a short in the seventh another ground ball would be nice runner going Vons makes it on my left [Applause] no stolen bases credited bond that's country is indifference and it takes the DoublePlay away so maybe not such a good idea to be indifferent inmates but but Cabrera had no chance little pop fly file marker ahead on the count one and two Laval you're out of the batter's box now he stands back in Waner is the on-deck hitter [Applause] got it fastball outside corner Laval you know [Applause] mercury gets his first I was franca down 1 and 2 and the count Laval you must have been looking for a breaking ball and soon as that fastball stayed on the outside corner he knew there's the first one and Wayne are the better and Wilkerson moves on duck there's a strike going on [Applause] [Applause] go away a ball and a strength five six and two for a lot of - five and one for Pittsburgh [Music] [Applause] downstairs two balls and a strike can't walk at one hand but you don't want to welcome in a potential tying run would come to the plate the Braves bullpen is Lincoln or at least there's no activity there goes bonds again I popped foul out of play [Applause] two balls two strikes [Applause] one on one out a three-run game Braves won the first one seven five will be with you sister 7:35 tomorrow night [Applause] fly ball foul bonds running again he didn't get that good a jump that time they're not paying any attention to him down there I wonder if he gives any thought to the fact that Waner might be distracted I am taking off on every pitch any base runners here Arthur much good he scores on a flat ball but it still 200 [Applause] and the right-field diving play left key throws to first man throw he's safe tying run to the plate great effort on the way around baby and the tying run comes to the plate they only got to give this kid Waner credit he has really done a great job offensively he got a pitch up in the strike zone okay a great effort but winter what a head it beat even at the throw had been on the mark he keeps the run from scoring by getting the glove on it Wilkerson stands in one out of three doubled home around then scored in the fifth its own one along when now ties it up Wilkerson has no home runs they favor Tom Prince has moved on deck he bashed one off the left-field wall in the first game [Applause] around stairs a ball and a strengthened there on the corners with one out Kent Mercker trying to put them away he's ahead in the count 1 & 2 as a right hand hitter Wilkerson at 292 coming into the night a much better hitter from this side than from the other base hit left field hanging curveball it's five to three he's lucky that one didn't leave the yard that will really up in the zone there's Prince [Applause] and when you throw a pitch like that you're fortunate the guy hitting as well person and not money Petrey is beginning to loosen now the bullpen so prince is the banner in the first game he did the catching wrapped into a double-play reached on an error scored doubled [Music] one for three Leo Mazzoni and visited with marker [Music] on the parapet they're within two and they have those runs on base with only one out his curveball has not been Merkers friends so far to make friend stands in there [Applause] last fall outside one ball no strikes top of the order and Honda Merced on deck and he has home run power and he's proving that against us this year so does this young man on Prince [Applause] lazy fly right-field mix it as they're waiting there's your second up so friends fail and Merced as the Pirates last hope and you got the situation you want her you've got him batting right-handed he does have power but all of his home runs in the major leagues of a net from the left side of the plate Merced tonight is one out of four fourth inning single Wilkerson has good speed carries the tying run at first spares one ball no strikes [Applause] it's either not one-on-one Jay Bell is on deck landrum ready as needed in the bullpen [Applause] 1 & 2 is a [Applause] we taste a high fastball and a good cut fire he doesn't like that baseball gets another one [Applause] the other thing that happens to a young kid like after you've been a starter on [Music] then here a closer for a little while another inactivity has to grab you a little nuts the one to fit got it Chloe found Epton oh man I thought he had him struck up and the ball went into and then out of Cabrera's book [Applause] almost but not quite and you don't blame the catcher on at it that's just a reaction play it either sticks or does if you don't have time to think about squeeze in your hand the one-two little tap Belliard fields to first breads win a double-header brands are within five before 7:5 in the first game five you

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