April 03, 2003
Cabrera's Cannon
Great play by Orlando Cabrera. Marcus Giles hit one up the middle. Cabrera dove for the grounder to stop it, then threw from his knees to nail Giles. Expos lead 4-0.
So far, the Braves have scored 2 runs vs. the Expos. Is it the Braves offense or the Expos pitching? I might suggest it's the Expos defense. As I'm listening to Skip Caray, he's talking about all the great defensive plays the Expos have made in this series. Expos pitchers have only struck out 13 in the three game through 8 innings tonight. So a lot of balls have been put in play. None have gone out of the park (good pitching), but the Braves were only batting .215 coming into the game. That's probably the defense. We'll see how this holds up against other opponents.
Update: Cabrera made another great play stopping a grounder up the middle to end the game. According to the broadcast, it's the first time the Braves were shutout in consecutive games since 1992.
Posted by David Pinto at
10:12 PM
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