Philadelphia Phillies vs Atlanta Braves Live Streaming
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
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As the Philadelphia Phillies’ offensive woes continue, the Atlanta Braves’ hot hitting shows no signs of slowing down. The Braves seek their first eight-game winning streak in seven seasons and try to complete a sweep of the visiting Phillies on Wednesday afternoon. Philadelphia has watched its powerful lineup go cold over the past 10 games since Jimmy Rollins made his second trip to the disabled list. The reigning NL champs have hit a dreadful .197 and totaled 13 runs while going 2-8. Ryan Howard’s homer Tuesday was the Phillies’ first in eight games, but it wasn’t enough to help them seize first place in the NL East back from Atlanta. Troy Glaus’ three-run shot in the rain gave the Braves a first-inning cushion, and they held on after an hour delay for a 7-3 win to jump 1 1/2 games ahead of Philadelphia.
Glaus took over the team RBI lead from rookie Jason Heyward by homering for a third straight game, but he’s hardly the only Atlanta hitter who’s in the zone. Chipper Jones is 8 for 20 with seven RBIs and five walks over his last six games, while Martin Prado is batting .414 in that same stretch. The Braves have scored at least five runs in each of their seven consecutive victories, something they haven’t done since scoring five or more in nine straight July 3-15, 2007. It’s been much longer since Atlanta has won eight in a row, which it can do Wednesday with Derek Lowe on the mound. The Braves’ last eight-game winning streak was from July 4-11, 2003, en route to their last 100-win season. Lowe has looked much better over his last four starts - going 3-1 with a 2.88 ERA after sporting a 6.16 ERA through his first seven outings. He limited Pittsburgh to one run and four hits over seven innings in a 7-3 win Friday.
