At some point this season, the Braves will lose a close game. But not today, as the team squeaked past the very tough Phillies in a 12-10 nail-biter.
The victory left the Braves, with an 8-2 record, in sole possession of second place in WFB Majors. The Phillies’ record fell to 6-3.
As usual with our guys, it was a total team victory. The first inning featured the team’s first home run of the season, a titanic blast to straightaway center field by Nick. Alec took two for the team in the early going, getting hit by hard pitches in both the first and second innings. Connor smashed doubles to the outfield fence in both the first and second innings.
The highlights didn’t end there. Matt made a sensational catch of a pop fly in short right field to end a Phillies’ rally in the third inning. Scott, playing catcher, fired a strike to second base to snuff out a Phillies’ rally in the fourth inning. In the Braves’ half of the fourth, Chris clouted an RBI double to the fence. In the fifth Jason turned on the afterburners to beat out an RBI infield single with two out, knocking in a run that proved to be very important.
Then came the fateful sixth inning. The Braves were leading 12-7, but no lead is safe against the dangerous Phillies. And indeed, the Phillies didn’t give up. One run scored. Another run scored. Evan strode to the mound to try to save the game with one out, Phillies dancing off the bases, and the top of their order coming up.
Evan knew what to do – throw strikes and trust the defense. A third run scored, but Evan got one batter to pop up to Jason and the last batter to hit a grounder to short. Jason scooped it up, fired to Chris at first to beat the runner by a step, and your Braves had sole possession of second place!
-- Dave
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This Day in WFBLL Braves History
First home run: Nick
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