ESPN.com - MLB - Recap - Braves at Marlins - 09/14/2002

Braves came back to win, 10-5. Tom Glavine won for the first time in six starts, but he really didn't pitch any better than he had been. It's just that the Braves scored five runs while he was out there and he only gave up four. His ERA went up a tenth of a run despite the win, though he certainly pitched better than Maddux the game before. The bullpen wasn't brilliant, with Spooneybarger allowing a couple of inherited runs and Remlinger a solo shot, while Holmes and Ligtenberg each gave up two hits but pitched around them. All pitched a single inning. It was a typical September/playing out the string game, really; the Marlins used seven pitchers.

Gary Sheffield had a solo homer and three walks, Javy Lopez the biggest hit, a three-run homer that put the game out of reach in the eighth, plus another RBI hit. Mark DeRosa led off and played shortstop, and had three hits. Even Vinny was 2-5, and all eight starting position players had at least one hit. Andruw took the night off, with Bragg playing center, while Julio Franco played first against a righty as Bobby's indecipherable usage pattern continued. It doesn't really matter. Arizona also won, and the Braves are still three up for the best record in the NL. The D-Backs' magic number is nine, so they should play hard for at least the next week and a half or so.

Day game tomorrow, night game Monday, then back to Atlanta. Is it me, or do we play a lot of wraparound series in Florida?