Reuters: Sports News: Braves feeling Chipper after walk-off wins slugfest

Reuters: Sports News Reuters.com is your source for breaking news, business, financial and investing news, including personal finance and stocks. Reuters is the leading global provider of news, financial information and technology solutions to the world's media, financial institutions, businesses and individuals. // via fulltextrssfeed.com

Braves feeling Chipper after walk-off wins slugfest May 3rd 2012, 04:05 Thu May 3, 2012 12:05am EDT (Reuters) - Chipper Jones smacked a walk-off two-run homer to give the Atlanta Braves the final say in an 11 inning 15-13 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday. A combined 28 runs and 36 hits lit up Atlanta's Turner Field, where both teams traded blows until the 40-year-old Jones blasted losing pitcher Brian Sanches over the fence to add another highlight to his lasting career. Atlanta needed to rally for most of the contest, erasing a 6-0 deficit with six runs in the fifth inning, including a Brian McCann grand slam. The home team did add two runs in the sixth to forge a short-lived 8-6 advantage but Carlos Ruiz responded for Philadelphia (12-13) with a go-ahead three-run blast in the seventh. Ruiz then provided a bases-clearing double in the next inning to give him seven RBIs and the Phillies a 12-8 advantage. The Braves (15-10) fought back again and managed five runs in the bottom of the eighth to retake the lead, but pitcher Craig Kimbrel blew the save in the ninth when the Phillies scored once more to send the contest into extra innings. In a reversal of regular roles, Philadelphia ace Roy Halladay had a disastrous day and allowed eight runs in 5 1/3 innings while his offense carried the load.

You are receiving this email because you subscribed to this feed at blogtrottr.com. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, you can unsubscribe from this feed, or manage all your subscriptions