Defense eliminates Braves from playoffs.
October 12, 2010 by Chad Mcginnis
Filed under Atlanta Braves, Blog Network
As bad as Game 3 was for the Atlanta Braves watching Brooks Conrad make three errors. Game 4 did not provide any relief. Alex Gonzalez made two errors in the game, the second of which proved to be too much for the Braves to overcome. In reality, he made two great stops on both balls. The first was in the top of the fourth inning. Andres Torres hit a ball to Gonzalez which he made a nice stop, but could not get a handle on the ball allowing Torres to reach first base. He would be thrown out later by Brian McCann on a steal attempt, which Gonzalez made a fantastic tag to help eliminate that threat. His second error, however, was huge. The Braves had a 1-0 lead headed into the sixth inning when Cody Ross hit a solo homerun off of Derek Lowe. McCann gave the Braves the lead back when he hit...
