Braves send Jeff Francoeur back to Double-A
Braves send Jeff Francoeur back to Double-A
Slumping Atlanta Braves outfielder Jeff Francoeur was sent to the minors to work on his hitting, with his average having dropped to .234. Francoeur was booed at home Thursday night when he went 0-for-4. He hit .206 in June and is 1-for-12 in three games this month.
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Perry helps Braves beat Astros to end skid (AP)
The Atlanta Braves were feeling down after five straight losses and the demotion of popular teammate Jeff Francoeur. How down? The Braves hadn’t led a game in a week. Jason Perry’s debut as the fill-in for Francoeur helped end the drought. Perry hit a run-scoring triple in his first major league at-bat, Tim Hudson gave up only one run in seven innings and the Braves beat the Houston Astros 6-2 Friday…
Sheets earns win No. 10 as Brewers subdue Pirates
Ben Sheets labored through 5 2/3 innings to earn his 10th win, J.J. Hardy and Bill Hall each hit a two-run homer as the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-1 on Friday.
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Braves topple Astros with help from Francoeur’s fill-in
Jason Perry filled in quite nicely for Jeff Francoeur. Perry hit a run-scoring triple in his first major league at-bat, Tim Hudson gave up only one run in seven innings and the Atlanta Braves beat the Houston …
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Atlanta right-hander Tim Hudson makes his fourth career start against Houston today when the host Braves open a three-game series against the Astros at Turner Field.
Rockies overcome 9-run deficit in runfest with Marlins
The blasts returned to Coors Field on Friday night long before the fireworks. In a throwback to the pre-humidor days, Colorado beat the Florida Marlins 18-17 after trailing by nine runs in the biggest comeback in Rockies history. Chris Iannetta singled home the winning run off Kevin Gregg in the ninth inning.
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Astros can make Wild Card run if . . .
Fresh from three staright interleague series wins — including five one-run victories — Drayton McLane probably has Ed Wade convinced the Astros are challengers for the Wild Card by now.
Houston releases Greeley Central product Chacon Former Greeley…
Former Greeley Central High School athlete Shawn Chacon cleared waivers and was released Monday by the Houston Astros, five days after a physical altercation with general manager Ed Wade in the clubhouse.
Astros Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
Struggling center fielder Michael Bourn was out of the starting lineup Friday in a move manager Cecil Cooper categorized as for the “really short term.” Darin Erstad led off and played center.
“My leadoff hitter was doing really well and got up to .240, .242 and then got into a slump,” Cooper said. “He’s doing the things we want him to do, but he’s grinding and the average is going the other way.”
Bourn entered the Braves series in a 7-for-39 slump, including 1-for-17 in the series against the Dodgers. His average had dropped 12 points to .223 in the previous five games before Friday.
“I was frustrated because I thought I was starting to break through,” Bourn said. “I was hitting the ball but wasn’t finding holes.