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Sports Page Atlanta: Game 77 Recap: Philles 1, Braves 11
Federal Baseball: Ryan Zimmerman Is An All-Star, Scott Olsen Pitches Like One, Washington Nationals Beat The Atlanta Braves, 5-3 Final.
Purple Row: Rox face Atlanta's talented quartet of right handers to close out season's first half
Game 77 Recap: Philles 1, Braves 11
Sports Page Atlanta —
... came off the bench for an RBI hit -- his specialty. Reliever Manny Acosta, slowed last week by the flu bug, pitched the ninth and was dealing, running the ball up to 95 mph. It would be a big boost to our bullpen to get Acosta going -- he could take the place of ...
Ryan Zimmerman Is An All-Star, Scott Olsen Pitches Like One, Washington Nationals Beat The Atlanta Braves, 5-3 Final.
Federal Baseball —
... . Morgan grounds to first, Kotchman takes the force at home. Nick Johnson hits a trademark single through short, Bard scores from third, 4-1 Nationals. Manny Acosta on for Atlanta. Ryan "All-Star" Zimmerman up for DC. Pop fly to short right, Matt Diaz makes the grab. ...
Rox face Atlanta's talented quartet of right handers to close out season's first half
Purple Row —
... as Bobby Cox' closer - Gonzalez is now the setup man despite having a fine season himself. They are joined in the pen by lefty Eric O'Flaherty and righties Manny Acosta, Boone Logan, ...
Game 87 Recap: Braves 4, Rockies 3
Sports Page Atlanta —
... In the eighth inning, another used and abused reliever, Eric O'Flaherty got into some trouble, only to be bailed out by Manny Acosta. ...
Game 88 Recap: Braves 7, Rockies 8
Sports Page Atlanta —
... came on and restored order for a couple of innings. He got the first out in the seventh and then Bobby Cox pulls him for Manny Acosta?!? Here's a guy, Logan, who is the most rested of any of Atlanta's relievers, he had only thrown 31 pitches -- very economical for his third inning of work -- he was showing no signs of having trouble, and Cox takes him out of the game with no runners on. Not surprisingly that's where it all started to go wrong for Atlanta. ...
Game 89 Recap: Mets 3, Braves 5
Sports Page Atlanta —
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Game 91 Recap: Mets 5, Braves 1
Sports Page Atlanta —
... once again missing a sign, or making a funny pun on Manny Acosta's name (Manny it'll cost ya!), but the game can be summed up thusly -- we didn't get any key hits. We loaded the bases in the seventh and eighth innings and got nothing to show for it -- that was the game right there. ...
Part 4 of the D-Backs Deadline Possibilities: The Chad Qualls/Jon Rauch Trade Market
AZ Snakepit —
... throwing well in his first cup of coffee, Eric O'Flaherty being solid all year, and Manny Acosta keeping his ERA below 4, despite having numbers below his career averages this season. They could use a bat, as mentioned in previous pieces, but their pitching, both in the rotation and the bullpen, is marvellous. ...
Atlanta Braves July Aftermath: MVPs and LVPs
Sports Page Atlanta —
... Pitching LVP: There was a not-so-special bullpen performance from Manny Acosta, and many tough outings from ...
Atlanta Braves Beat The Washington Nationals, 8-1, End Winning Streak At Eight.
Federal Baseball —
... single, failed to generate any real chances after that...Washington's held scoreless after the first by Hanson, who pitches 6.2 allowing 7 hits total, lefty Eric O'Flaherty, who goes 1.1 without allowing a hit, and right-hander Manny Acosta, who allows a single and a walk in the ninth but ends it there. ...
Open Thread 8/27: Padres at Braves (if they show up)
Sports Page Atlanta —
... from his rehab assignment with Gwinnett and sent Manny Acosta down. Fine with me. ...
Kouzmanoff tied franchise record Wednesday
Gaslamp Ball —
... career record for HBPs when Manny Acosta hit him in the 8th inning on Wednesday. He's now tied with Gene Tenace at 35. Kouzmanoff also became the first Padre ever to have three seasons with 10 or more HBPs, and you probably remember that he broke the single season franchise record last year with 15. ...
Atlanta Braves August Aftermath: MVPs and LVPs
Sports Page Atlanta —
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#46 / Pitcher / Atlanta Braves
Height: 6-4
Weight: 170
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Game 147 Recap: Phillies 9, Braves 4
Sports Page Atlanta —
... With the bases loaded and only one out eighth inning, that's when Bobby Cox called on Manny Acosta, which is Cox essentially saying that the season is over. He allowed two runs to score, and those ended up being big runs since ...
Game 162 Recap: Nationals 2, Braves 1 in 15 innings
Sports Page Atlanta —
... did in the 15th what Manny Acosta tried to do in the 14th, and that was end the game. The ...
Washington Nationals Win Season Finale In 15 Innings, Sweep Atlanta Braves To Finish 2009 59-103.
Federal Baseball —
... Manny Acosta takes over against Wil Nieves, who walks to start the frame. Alberto Gonzalez flies out unproductively to center field. Josh Willingham can’t hold up on a low two-strike heater. Pinch hitter ...
