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Braves beat wild Volquez, Reds 4-3
They emerged from their rut with a lot of help from Volquez (2-2), who gave up only one hit in five innings- Francoeur’s homer-but couldn’t throw a strike when he needed one.
The right-hander has struggled with his control since spring training, and reached a new low against Atlanta. He walked a career-high seven batters and hit another in only five innings, helping the Braves pull ahead 3-2.
“I lost my release point,” Volquez said. “Honestly, I didn’t know where the ball was going that inning. I couldn’t throw strikes.”
The crowd booed last year’s All-Star as he walked the bases loaded with two outs in the fourth, then walked Vazquez-who hasn’t had a hit since 2006-and Kelly Johnson to force in a pair of runs. The 40-pitch inning was the wildest by a Red since Ryan Dempster walked six in the second inning at Colorado on April 30, 2003.
They emerged from their rut with a lot of help from Volquez (2-2), who gave up only one hit in five innings- Francoeur’s homer-but couldn’t throw a strike when he needed one.
The right-hander has struggled with his control since spring training, and reached a new low against Atlanta. He walked a career-high seven batters and hit another in only five innings, helping the Braves pull ahead 3-2.
“I lost my release point,” Volquez said. “Honestly, I didn’t know where the ball was going that inning. I couldn’t throw strikes.”
The crowd booed last year’s All-Star as he walked the bases loaded with two outs in the fourth, then walked Vazquez-who hasn’t had a hit since 2006-and Kelly Johnson to force in a pair of runs. The 40-pitch inning was the wildest by a Red since Ryan Dempster walked six in the second inning at Colorado on April 30, 2003.