Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez ejected

I also believe that how I react to the moment is going to be important.

“On the bench you see the whole game”, he said.

Hendricks wasn’t as upbeat about his performance as his manager. And in some ways, it was a vintage Jake Arrieta start. “They hit a lot of first pitches that were not good pitches”, he said. He gave up six hits, five runs (three earned), and recorded eight strikeouts. “I didn’t know he was that good, but he is”. Like Jeff Samardzija, Foltynewicz features a high-90’s fastball and mixes in an occasional splitter, cutter, and slider, though to limited effectiveness. They were supposed to be a 90s look, though I think they were more 80s than 90s.

The first 2 1/2 innings were a breeze, with both pitchers in control.

NOTES: The Braves and Cubs renewed one of baseball’s oldest rivalries with the first of four games in Chicago on Thursday.

The next inning, the Cubs’ bats struck again. But he gave up five runs overall – three earned – after the Braves made a pair of errors. It was Rizzo’s first homer in nearly a week.The Braves had just one early baserunner and saw manager Fredi Gonzalez ejected in the third, apparently for arguing balls and strikes.

“I’m not anxious about it”, Arrieta said. Eddings called the kind of game where you might agree that the count was right, but he missed multiple calls. He struck out seven with one walk.

Arrieta had his own struggles in the fourth, though they were not necessarily his fault.

Twins 15, Orioles 2: Rookie Tyler Duffey took a shutout into the eighth inning, and Minnesota beat Baltimore on a soggy night at Camden Yards. Freddie Freeman then followed with a grounder to first base. Veteran Dan Haren faces off with the Braves for the second time in 2015. “He gives us opportunities, and when people are in scoring position, he comes through”. The Braves are simply not getting him the runs needed to win games even though he has remained one of their best pitchers this season. Miller then walked Jorge Soler, giving the Cubs two runners on base with no outs. Kyle Schwarber walked, and was tripled home by Chris Coghlan. In his introductory press conference last fall, Maddon offered everyone there a shot and a beer (“The Hazleton Way”, a reference to his hometown in Pennsylvania). A very good team. However, some bad luck and miscues in the field ultimately lead to the Braves’ doom in this game. “I’ve got to get him out there more often, man”. It’s pretty interesting the things we have going on in the clubhouse. Baltimore was 51-1 when leading after seven innings, and O’Day (5-2) entered with a run of 11 straight scoreless appearances.

Markakis outraced a throw from Rizzo to Montero to score.

FanSided Daily brings you the hottest content on your favorite teams. Miguel Montero started the fifth inning with a leadoff single. He’s easily surpassed Frank Castillo (RIP) as my favorite Cub to wear #49. However, Addison Russell needs to be recognized for the strides he’s been making of late. The inning started with a leadoff single by Pedro Ciriaco. It’s starting to come together for this kid, and he’s fun to watch.

With runners on first and second and still no outs, the inning quickly could have gotten out of hand. The Maybin single, it got a little more plate, but it was down with movement. With Pittsburgh beating San Francisco on Thursday, Chicago trails the Pirates by four games for the top wild card and leads the Giants by four games for the second spot.

Shelby Miller left the game after pitching 6.1 innings.