Take 2 Roundup: Games of Wed, 2/27/08

[Proverbial Psalms]

[size=24:342e7b107b][b:342e7b107b]BRAVES LOSE...AGAIN[/b:342e7b107b][/size:342e7b107b]
[size=18:342e7b107b][b:342e7b107b]Bruce Sutter Latest Brave Pitcher to Lose[/b:342e7b107b][/size:342e7b107b]

<img src="http://fantasygames.sportingnews.com/images/baseball/stratomatic/1986/story_photos/bruce_sutter_150x220.jpg " align="left" border="1" width="150" height="220" style="margin: 0px 10px;" /> The Atlanta Braves lost on Wednesday night. Again. The [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=1314][u:342e7b107b]one run loss[/u:342e7b107b][/url] was Atlanta's 6th straight defeat, and 8th in their last 9 games. With the loss, and [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=1315][u:342e7b107b]San Diego's 7-5 win over the Reds[/u:342e7b107b][/url], the Braves now trail the Padres by 24 games in the National League West division.

This time, they were helped in their losing ways by reliever Bruce Sutter (5-8) who surrendered three seventh inning runs to give the Astros a 6-5 come from behind victory. Sutter entered the game in the 7th inning protecting a 4-3 lead. Four batters later, Houston's Phil Garner hit a home run to straight away centerfield to put the Astros ahead 6-4. It was Garner's 5th home run of the season, and was the 11th surrendered by Sutter in just under 80 innings.

In Division Races... Despite their [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=1323][u:342e7b107b]3-2 loss to the A's[/u:342e7b107b][/url], the Angels maintained a double digit lead in the AL West. In the AL East, the top three teams all lost... as the [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=1318][u:342e7b107b]Yankees were beat up[/u:342e7b107b][/url] by the Brewers 11-1, the [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=1317][u:342e7b107b]Detroit Tigers lost to Cleveland 9-2[/u:342e7b107b][/url], and the [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=1321][u:342e7b107b]Blue Jays dropped a 6-4 decision[/u:342e7b107b][/url] to the Royals.

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