Nate McLouth and Tim Hudson shine as Atlanta Braves humiliate Milwaukee Brewers 8-0 – MLB News
Atlanta Braves’ centre-fielder, Nate McLouth and starter, Tim Hudson both had a remarkable day as McLouth hit a solo homer and Hudson pitched scoreless nine innings, in the Braves’ 8-0 doubleheader sweep against the Milwaukee Brewers on May 4, at the Turner
Field, Atlanta.
McLouth, while speaking about his performance, said, “When you're at the bottom of the order, you've got to turn the lineup over ahead of the pitcher. That's my job down there.”
The Brewers made two errors and were unable to deliver an earned run in the first inning. Alex Gonzalez attained the first base on a fumbling error of the Brewers’ first baseman, Prince Fielder. Dan Uggla scored the first run towards the left-field position,
to take the lead 1-0. The Braves moved the scorecard to 2-0 with another single in the second inning, when McLouth had a walk and Martin Prado drove a two-out hit.
The Brewers lacked behind in the third inning, as their batters did not perform well and missed scoring chances. Both teams remained scoreless in the third inning. McLouth hit a solo homer off the Brewers starter, Zack Greinke in the fourth inning. David
Ross and Eric Hinske batted well by taking back-to-back doubles and extended the Braves lead to 5-0.
Brian McCann put the Braves ahead by taking single towards the centre-field position, to lift the Braves, 6-0, in the fifth inning. There were no scores in the sixth and seventh inning from both sides. McLouth and Prado both singled towards the in-field
position in the eighth inning, to push the lead 8-0, for the Braves.
Brewers’ Manager, Ron Roenicke admitted his team’s mistakes and said, “We messed up that play. It's just trying to get signs straight and paying attention to the signs, really, and making sure everybody's in the right place.”
Hudson played a crucial role as he permitted just a single hit, without giving any score to the Brewers and struck out six batters. Speaking to reporters, Hudson, said, “I made a stupid pitch to Fielder and he hit it a long way. For the most part, though,
I didn't feel like I made too many mistakes. Once I got ahead, I just tried to stay aggressive.”
On the other hand, Greinke was too expensive as he gave away five runs on five hits, in four inning pitches.
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