Coaches Vision Comes up Just Short
Woods decision to spot start Pluma works,
Braves fall 9-3 to Padres.
Arriving just before game time, THE REPORTS senior writer was slightly more concerned with his son's whereabouts than he was with the starting lineups or back story to the final game of the afternoon. Scanning the field he noticed his son wasn't at shortstop, he wasn't in center, he wasn't at first nor did he have the gear on. Where else could he be?
A move intended to slow the Padres bats down almost succeeded Saturday night. Vision Pluma made his fourth appearance and first start on the mound of the year. After a shakey 2 run first inning, Vision pitched a shut out second inning and followed it up by pitching out of a tight Jam in the third. After allowing Solomon to single to right on a change up and Kaleyl to double, Vision got focused and proceeded to get Justin Maley to pop out, struch out Davante Hamilton on a good change up and worked a ground ball to first out of Jesse Farias. After three innings, the Braves led 3-2 and seemed to be headed for the win. That's when things turned ugly for Vision and the Braves.
Pluma gave up a lead off single to Seth Escamilla followed by another single to Richard Mora bringing the top of the lineup to the plate again. Kade McIntosh Lined hard to Right field but was silenced with a nice grab by Aaron Hawkinson. The next batter, Joey Leclair popped up to third base and it appeared, (if only briefly) that Pluma may dodge yet another bullet. That didn't happen. An intentional walk was issued to Solomon and that brought to the plate, Brave killer, Kaleyl Anderson. Anderson lined a hard single just past the outstretched glove of Brett Woods at Shortstop. As the ball skipped past the left fielder all three runs proceeded to score, giving the Padres a 5 to 3 lead. Maley then walked and Hamilton singled in Anderson for the Padres 6th run. Anthony Aponte would then strike out to end the inning and the night on the hill for Pluma.
The bottom of the fourth saw a second single of the game for Javier Solorio wasted as three strikeouts would follow. In the Fifth, a two out walk would prove costly as Kade McIntosh would eventually score utilizing some speed on the bases to move the contest to 7-3. In the bottom of the fifth, Bates gave way to Kaleyl Anderson who would give up singles to Jose Martinez and Brett Woods while also getting Johnny Huizar to pop back to him and then striking out Evan Fatino for the third out.
Solomon Bates led off the top of the 6th with a liner over the right field fence. Bates' third homerun of the season. This was followed by a similar blast by Kaleyl Anderson which came up just short of the fence bouncing over for the ground ruled double. Maley would follow with his own double plating Anderson.
That would be the end of the scoring, for either team. As the Braves went quietly in the bottom of the 6th 1-2-3, thus losing their 4th game of the season 9-3.
As for the offense of the Braves a three run second preserved the avoidance of the shut out as Javier Solorio continued to shine finishing the day 2 for three after being robbd of a hit by an amazing Hamilton grab in right center.
Vision then reached on an infield single on which Solorio would come around and score. Rick Rivera would then deliver a big two out triple to right center, and score on an error hit off Bryant Valenzuelas bat. Unfortunately, that was basically all she wrote. The Braves managed only 8 hits all but one of which were singles. However there could be something to coach Woods "Vision" as this was the Braves first time not falling prey to the mercy rule. Something to build on after focusing on Thursdays game against the Dodgers.
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