Uggla Night for Campillo
Atlanta 5, Miami Marlins of Miami 4. The Campillo naysayers got a bit of a boost tonight as Jorge Campillo gave up 4 in 4IP. Dan Uggla had Campillo’s number (57) all night. Uggla hit two home runs (3 RBI) against Campillo before quieting down against the relief corp.
Campillo struggled to find the strike zone and pitched behind in the count a lot. That coupled with the Marlins taking my advice on being a bit more patient made it a short night for Senor Jorge. It was a classic bad night for a control pitcher, and there’s no reason to think he won’t rebound next time out. However, if you’re looking for something to get your hopes up about before dragging you back into miserable reality, here’s a link for that.
Greg Norton went from goat to guy-who-is-not-the-goat for the game. After reading a number of unflattering blog comments about himself, Norton came to the ballpark early today, practiced hard, and showed up when needed. He made a diving grab in the field (followed by a look-what-I-found, shit-eating grin on Braves Vision), made a personal best zero stupid throws back to the infield, and hit a two-run double to put the Braves back on top in the bottom of the eighth.
For taking it to the next level, Greg Norton is Section 435 dot com’s Full Throttle Energy Drink Player of the Game. Of course, we’ll get back to ragging on him tomorrow unless Corky Miller starts again.
Rafael Soriano took on the closing duties today. This time he looked like the dominant guy that we saw last year. He retired the bottom third of the Marlins lineup in order, using his fastball to set up his fastball, then using his fastball for his out pitch.
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