Braves Squeak Out A Win.

Coming off a stellar victory Monday against the NL East leading Braves, the Phillies and Ethan Martin could not pull out another victory Tuesday, as the Phillies lost 3 to 1. Martin did not pitch terrible, he struck out 6 Braves while giving up 3 runs, but the Phillies failed to capitalize on any opportunities to score. They were only 1 for 3 with RISP. The Phillies mustard out 6 hits against a very good Kris Medlen and an always tough Braves bullpen. The Braves got out to a 3-0 lead after Martin made a few mistakes, including giving up a double to Kris Medlen, which scored Tyler Pastornicky, making it 1-0. Then as Martin started to settle down, Chris Johnson hits a 2 run bomb to left making it 3-0 Braves. That is all Medlen and the Braves needed. The Phillies did get on the board in the Top of the 6th when Domonic Brown singled to center, scoring Chase Utley making it 3-1 Braves. The inning could of been bigger, but Brown was thrown out at 2nd after trying to stretch the single into a double. The Phillies just looked flat the whole game and like many games this season, they came up short. After the game Ethan Martin spoke about pitching in his home state of Georgia; “I thought I was going to be more amped up or [have more] butterflies,” Martin said. “It wasn’t that bad. I was kind of surprised” (1). The Phillies look to win the series when they play the rubber match tonight in Atlanta, John Lannan, who is coming off a terrible game against the Washington Nationals, where he gave up 8 runs in 5 innings. The Braves will counter with Brandon Beachy who received a no decision on August 3rd against the Phillies. The game will be featured on Comcast SportsNet at 7:10 at Turner Field.

(1)-http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_08_13_phimlb_atlmlb_1&mode=recap_away&c_id=phi

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