lundi 24 juin 2013

Braves Beat giants as Romo hits save

ATLANTA - Sergio Romo insisted to not blow the calm.

He could not deny that he blew the save.

The Giants more forced in the tying run with a bases-loaded walk to Justin Upton and abandoned the single party Freddie Freeman, yielding two runs in the ninth on Saturday 6-5 loss to the Atlanta Braves.

"That's baseball," said Romo. "You can't control some things. I went there and tried my best to me. Do not go as well. Is never a good feeling when he left his team."

B.J. Upton hit two home runs from starting giant Chad Gaudin, but San Francisco was 5-4 entering the ninth inning.

Romo (3-3) walked Pinch Evan Gattis, who was replaced by corridor whit Reed Johnson, with one out. Andrelton Simmons followed with a grounder that skipped past third baseman Joaquín Arias for an error, putting runners at first and second.

Jason Heyward followed with a liner that Andres Torres, loading the bases fell in front of left fielder.

Justin Upton took a tone of about 3-2 for a ball to force in the run than. The tone, which was backing away from Upton, was close to the inside part of the plate. Romo gave a few steps toward the plate to express their disagreement.

"It was a close pitch but I obviously think it's a ball," said Upton. "Pitchers want that tone. It was my way."

Upton added: "I've seen it several times to know what to look for."

Asked about the pitch of 3-2, Romo said that "really it doesn't matter what I think. The result of the game is already placed."

Romo said that it did not hike affect your concentration against Freeman.

"It was good," said. "I had that it focus. We were still in the game. Although he tied the game still we had the opportunity to continue playing. "You have to dig there same deep and stay focused".

Romo threw two sliders - a ball and a strike - before attempting to sneak one ball further than the great first baseman Freeman. The left-handed batting Freeman back on the field, the winner of the only fitting game to the field of law.

"Only place my foot and when I saw the ball swung," Freeman said. "I do not expect anything. Only place my foot and swing and hope for the best."

Romo had his third blown save in 19 opportunities.

Braves closer Craig Kimbrel (2 - 1) struck to Hunter Pence to end the ninth with runners on first and second. Pence drove in two runs.

Gregor Blanco pinch led the ninth inning with a simple Kimbrel, but he was thrown trying to steal second base. Replays indicate white have beat the tag. The call turned out to be important because white would have scored from second when Tony Abreu doubled for his third hit.

Gaudin gave four runs on eight hits over five innings.

Pence had a single execution score in three racing Giants third inning and a fifth time two sacrifice fly. Mike Minor Braves Starter gave up five runs, four cattle, seven hits and a walk in six innings.

San Francisco Javier Lopez's relievers, Jean Machi and Jeremy Affeldt combined scoreless three innings before Romo gave two runs, one win, two hits and two walks.

Homer from B.J. Upton long of the second landed above half way up to the bottom of the left field seats.

Homer for two runs from Upton to centerfield in the sixth drove in Brian McCann, who doubled. Short Homer to lead San Francisco 5-4 and Gaudin called offside.

Simmons made two mistakes after starting the day with only four errors for the season. Error of fielding from Simmons in song of Abreu provoked an unearned one in the fifth. Buster Posey followed with a double score of execution, which drove on Torres. Abreu scored ball fly of pennies to the field of law.

Simmons made a wild throw after fielding an infield only by Juan Pérez to open the sixth, but minor threw out of the jam.

The Giants took the lead in the third inning with three runs on four hits, including consecutive double of RBI by Torres and Abreu. Pence added a single execution score.

Notes: The last time that Gaudin allowed more than one homer in a game was September 25, 2010, the Yankees against Boston. ... Pence has a streak of seven games and RBIs in four games straight batting. ... Braves RHP Brandon Beachy, recovering from the 2012 elbow ligament replacement surgery, had been on target to make his debut in 2013 on Tuesday before having sensitivity in the elbow. Beachy had an MRI on Saturday and said that testing showed that it has only inflammation and no structural damage. ... The series ends on Sunday night when it faces Giants RHP Tim Lincecum Braves RHP Julio Teherán.

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