Aww, Sheets
Milwaukee 4, Atlanta 1. The Bravos continue to put up an 0-fer in that all-important category: games on this homestand which I have attended. After missing both of our victories over the Marinators this weekend for a Knoxville wedding (yes, they played Rocky Top at the reception), Ben Sheets Jo-Jo Reyes got the best of the Braves in 4-1 loss on Monday night.
Jo-Jo’s string of good work came to an abrupt end tonight. Bobby mercifully pulled the plug after 4 runs in 2.1. Buddy “My Buddy” Carlyle put out a bases loaded threat and put in an excellent long relief appearance. The 4 runs on Reyes were all she wrote for the Brew Crew, but it would be all they would need.
Buddy Carlyle is quietly having a really good season in the pen.
Jeff Bennett actually had a decent outing for the first time since sooner than it feels like.
(Hey, here’s an idea! Put Buddy Carlyle in sometimes when you would have put Jeff Bennett in, that way you spread out the workload and let poor Jeff Bennett get some rest. Bobby? Bobby? Bobby Cox? Are you listening?)
Jeff Francoeur’s new contact lens (singular) did not help tonight as he went 0-3, his average creeping down towards Andruw Jones territory.
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