Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
June 14, 2007
Exciting Ending

Tim Hudson outpitched Johan Santana tonight, allowing just two hits over 7 1/3 innings, leaving after just 84 pitches. Santana gave up two runs in his seven innings of work, walking three and striking out nine. Certainly an effort worth a win.

The score stayed 2-0 until the bottom of the ninth when Wickman came in to try to earn the save. After Castillo reached second on a single and a Mauer ground out, the Braves shifted the outfield on Cuddyer, expecting him to go the opposite way. Wickman gave MIchael a pitch he could pull, however, and he grounded it hard by the diving third baseman for a triple, putting the tying run at third with one out. Morneau picked up an infield single to first, but Cuddyer couldn't score.

That brough up Hunter, who grounded to Escobar, who threw home late. That tied the game, and Mark Redmond singled to left to make Reyes the winner and hang a loss on Wickman. The Braves fall 1/2 game behind the Phillies in third place in the NL East.


Posted by David Pinto at 10:51 PM | Games • | Games | TrackBack (0)
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