March 30, 2008
Top of the Ninth
The Nationals don't score in the bottom of the eighth. Chad Cordero gets a chance to pick up his first save. He'll need to get through the heart of the Braves order, however.
Update: That's what I get for listening to Jon and Joe. Jon Rauch comes in to start the ninth. Chipper hits a line drive right back at him for the first out.
Update: Teixeira doubles off the video screen in right. I wonder if Cordero injured himself warming up?
Update: According to Gammons, Cordero felt stiffness warming up. Rauch gets Francoeur to ground to second, advancing Teixeira to third. Then a pitch gets away and Teixeira scores from third, tying the game. It's a passed ball.
Update: That's all the Braves get. Rauch gets the first blow save in the new park. On the bright, the Nats get the chance for a dramatic walk off victory.
Is anyone else wondering why the field camera is so high up? Its virtually the same as the camera in the LA Coliseum. Is this some sort of trend that is going to pick up throughout other parks?
The Atlanta broadcasters say that Cordero has shoulder tendonitis. Anyway, the Braves just tied the game after a long double by Teixeira, a ground ball from Francouer, and a passed ball by Lo Duca.
2-2 going to the bottom of the ninth.
