If the Braves had swept this series and the Nationals lost their last 3, the Braves could have won the division so even though the Braves clinched a playoff spot, they took Game 1 of this series serious – that’s why Dan Uggla was the only starter not in the lineup (and that was only because of an injury). Even though both those scenarios probably weren’t going to happen to begin with, of course the Pirates played spoiler since they have absolutely nothing to play for now.
For the 50th time this season, the Buccos had a game decided by 1 run. For the 26th time, and for just the ninth time the second half, they found themselves on the winning side thanks to Jeff Locke and Starling Marte coming up big tim in the 2-1 win over the 93-win Braves.
Locke may have put together his best career start. For just he second time in his 6 starts, he didn’t give up a long ball and if he has that problem fixed by next season, he’s going to be a solid part of the Buccos’ rotation. He did walk 5 batte...
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Dan Uggla,
Jeff Locke,
Starling Marte,
Reed Johnson,
Tony Watson,
Jared Hughes,
Erik Bedard,
Paul Maholm
TEAMS: Atlanta Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates
TEAMS: Atlanta Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates
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