Braves Split Games

The Atlanta Braves had their first split squad action of the spring on Friday. They beat the Houston Astros 14-9 but lost 7-1 to the Toronto Blue Jays.
In the victory, the Braves recorded seventeen hits for their fourteen runs, all the runs came in the first three innings. Evan Gattis led the Braves with three hits. He had a double, hit his second home run of the spring and drove in four runs. Freddie Freeman also hit his second home run of the spring and drove in two runs. Chris Johnson, Joey Terdoslavich and Tyler Pastornicky each had two hits and drove in two runs, while Dan Uggla and Matt Pagnozzi had two hits and drove in a run. Reed Johnson and Chris Marrero both recorded a hit for the Braves.
The pitching wasn't superb for the Braves, but it was enough to get them the victory with the strong offense. Sean Gilmartin started the game and pitched three innings while giving up two runs on five hits. He did get the victory, he is 1-1 on the spring. Cory Gearrin and Yohan Flande pitched scoreless outings, but the same can't be said of Christhian Martinez and David Carpenter. Martinez pitched two innings and gave up three runs on four hits, while Carpenter pitched an inning and a third and gave up four runs on four hits.
In the loss, the Braves fielded a team mainly made up of minor leaguers. The offense had only two hits while scoring their one run. B.J. Upton and Ernesto Mejia recorded those two hits and Blake DeWitt drove in the only run. Kris Medlen got the start and pitched four innings but gave up three runs on five hits. He is 0-1 on the spring now.
The Braves are now 7-8 on the spring with the win and loss. They will play the New York Yankees tomorrow at 1:05 p.m. Mike Minor will get the ball for the Braves.

Freddie Freeman blasts his home run in the 14-9 victory over the Houston Astros on Friday afternoon.
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