John Smoltz reaches 3,000 strikeouts in Braves’ 6-0 loss (AP)
John Smoltz reaches 3,000 strikeouts in Braves’ 6-0 loss (AP)
John Smoltz got two standing ovations, a video tribute and a congratulatory text message from his friend Greg Maddux on the night he joined the 3,000 strikeout club. About the only thing he didn’t get was a victory. Smoltz became the 16th pitcher in major league history to reach the plateau, but was outpitched by John Lannan in the Washington Nationals’ 6-0 win over the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday…
Smoltz 16th pitcher to reach 3,000 strikeouts (AP)
John Smoltz became the 16th pitcher in major league history to reach 3,000 strikeouts when the Atlanta Braves‘ right-hander struck out Washington’s Felipe Lopez in the third inning. Smoltz, 40, received a standing ovation after Lopez swung and missed on a 2-2 pitch for the second out of the third inning.
Smoltz enters exclusive 3,000 K-Zone
Smoltz enters exclusive 3,000 K-Zone With his third-inning strikeout of Felipe Lopez, John Smoltz became the 16th pitcher in Major League history to record 3,000 career strikeouts.
Pair of doubles lift Cards in ninth over Brewers
Derrick Turnbow is finally throwing strikes now. Unfortunately for the Brewers, the Cardinals are well aware of that. Skip Schumaker doubled in the go-ahead run in the ninth and St. Louis put Turnbow’s first three pitches in play to overcome a fielding blunder in the eighth in a 4-3 win over Milwaukee on Monday night.
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Braves’ Smoltz reaches 3,000 strikeouts (PA SportsTicker)
Atlanta Braves righthander John Smoltz on Tuesday night became the 16th pitcher in major league history to register 3,000 career strikeouts.
Braves Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
Manager Bobby Cox professes to have been unconcerned about how right-hander Tim Hudson would do in Monday’s start against the Nationals.
“He said he was fine,” Cox said, as if to close the case.
Hudson’s word was one thing. But until Cox actually saw radar gun readings in the low-90s at Turner Field, he couldn’t have been sure Hudson was truly “fine.”
Part of the problem might have been a flu bug, which made the rounds in the Braves‘ clubhouse. Hudson had it worse than most. He was the scheduled pitcher in Colorado on April 10, a game that was snowed out. It was possible Hudson wouldn’t have been able to start that game, and, if he had, he might not have finished.
Instead, he started the next day in Washington, D.C., and threw eight scoreless innings against…
Smoltz latest, greatest to reach 3,000 Ks
Smoltz latest, greatest to reach 3,000 Ks In what increasingly looks like a Hall of Fame career, John Smoltz added another milestone to his resume by joining the 3,000-strikeout club on Tuesday.
Smoltz hits milestone in loss
Smoltz hits milestone in loss John Smoltz passed the 3,000th strikeout milestone with ease, but the Braves couldn’t get a win despite the veteran right-hander’s dominant seven-inning outing.
