Another Friday night, another great starting pitching performance, but this time the Braves’ pen outdid the Natspos pen at throwing gasoline on the fire, and Our Heros fell 5-4 in 10 innings.
R.A. Dickey hooked up with Max Scherzer to deliver a classic pitcher’s duel through 7 innings. Both were perfect through 3, and in the 4th, the Braves scratched out a run, with Ender Inciarte leading off with a double for the first baserunner of the game, followed by Brandon Phillips singling him home, when a diving Daniel Murphy couldn’t prevent the grounder from trickling off his glove into center.