Braves Drop Series Finale Against Johnson City
DANVILLE, Va. - The Danville Braves dropped a series for the first time this season, falling 3-2 in a rubber match against the Johnson City Cardinals to finish out a six-game homestand to start the season.After a wacky second game that saw lots of runs of lots of errors, Sunday's contest
DANVILLE, Va. - The Danville Braves dropped a series for the first time this season, falling 3-2 in a rubber match against the Johnson City Cardinals to finish out a six-game homestand to start the season.
After a wacky second game that saw lots of runs of lots of errors, Sunday's contest was a much more muted affair, with just five runs scored and only one error committed by the two squads.
After a very quick first inning and a half, the D-Braves struck first with
It didn't take the Cardinals long to answer, as they plated all three of their runs in the third frame. It began with a sacrifice fly and continued with a pair of RBI doubles that drove in a run each to make it 3-1 Johnson City.
Nobody would score again until the sixth inning, when
Danville's bullpen kept the door open for the D-Braves and was excellent in relief of starter
The Appalachian League has an off day on Monday, and then the D-Braves will hit the road for six, traveling to Bluefield and then Pulaski before returning home.