Notes: LaRoche displaying his power
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Notes: LaRoche displaying his power
First baseman has three two-homer games in past 17 outings
PITTSBURGH -- Having waited since 1998 for their club to possess a legitimate
power-hitting first baseman, Braves fans didn't have much early patience with
Adam LaRoche. But as he heads into the final two months of his third big-league
season, it appears he's becoming what the fans have long desired.
With three two-homer performances in his previous 17 games entering Wednesday,
LaRoche increased his career high homer total to 22 and put himself on pace to
hit 34 of them this season. Not since Andres Galarraga belted 44 in 1998 have
the Braves had a first baseman who has hit as many as 28.
In five of the previous seven seasons, Atlanta's many platoon combinations at
first base could not combine for at least 20 homers. LaRoche (20) and Julio
Franco (seven) combined for 27 last year. The only greater output since 1998
came in 2000, when Galarraga accounted for 28 of the 32 homers hit by the
team's first basemen.
"I think two years ago, in my rookie year, a lot of these balls are doubles,"
LaRoche said. "I wasn't quite as strong and didn't have as much power. Now they
just happen to be leaving the ballpark. I've got to give a lot of it to just
working at the ranch. Whether it's cutting trees, putting up fences or deer
stands, every day we're out there working."
LaRoche's torrid pace was slowed when he was forced to leave Wednesday's game
in the sixth inning with a strained right hamstring. But early indications are
that he won't miss more than a couple of games.
Entering Wednesday, LaRoche's nine home runs since the All-Star break matched
the Cubs' Aramis Ramirez for the Major League lead for first basemen. LaRoche's
22 homers ranked fifth among all National League first basemen, trailing only
Philadelphia's Ryan Howard, St. Louis' Albert Pujols, New York's Carlos Delgado
and Houston's Lance Berkman.
Much of LaRoche's recent success, which includes a .355 batting average in his
past 15 games, has come since late June, when Brian Jordan was lost with a
broken right clavicle. The injury forced manager Bobby Cox to give LaRoche the
opportunity to hit left-handed pitchers, and the 26-year-old has taken full
advantage.
Since the beginning of June, LaRoche has batted .289 with three homers in 48
at-bats against left-handed pitchers. In the 68 career at-bats he had against
lefties coming into this season, he'd hit .206 with two homers.
"I'm feeling good because I'm getting to see [left-handers]," LaRoche said.
"That's what it takes for me to stay on them. And in turn, it's helping me
against the righties, to stay in there tracking the ball."
Still, with all of his recent success, LaRoche finds himself looking at the
starting lineup whenever he enters the clubhouse. It's a habit that developed
during the first 2 1/2 seasons of his career, when was platooning with Franco
and Jordan.
"I want to get to the point to where I don't even have to look at the lineup
when I come in here," he said. "I want to get where I know where I'm hitting
and I know that I'm playing every single day. I want to be surprised if I'm not
in there."
臘肉現在是全國聯全壘打第五名的一壘手，前面是Ryan Howard,Albert Pujols,Carlos
Delgado ,Lance Berkman這些變態。過去17場比賽有三次單場雙響炮，使他的HR累積到22
支，照這樣下去這一季他可能可以達到34支，而這是自從大貓在1998打出44支以後勇士一
壘手最多的一次。大意就是這樣，詳細的請哪位大大幫忙了。
Aybar acquisition helps Giles: When the Braves acquired Willy Aybar from the
Dodgers on Friday night, they obtained a player who could potentially unseat
Marcus Giles as the club's starting second baseman. But for now, Aybar is
simply serving as an asset to Giles.
With Aybar batting in the leadoff spot the past two games, Giles has had the
opportunity to move back into the second spot, where he found so much success
the previous two years. With four doubles in those two games, he's looked much
more like the offensive threat he'd been before moving into the leadoff role at
the beginning of this season.
"It is what it is," Giles said. "I still have to hit the ball, and they still
have to throw it over the plate. It's more of a mental thing. But with that
being said, I am more comfortable in the two-hole."
Giles entered this season with a .292 career batting average, but as the club's
leadoff hitter this year, he hit just .251 and produced a .346 on-base
percentage. While batting second in his career, he has hit .305.
由於Aybar打第一棒使得跩兒回到他最熟悉的第二棒，而跩兒在第二棒的成績是.305，
今年打第一棒的成績是.251和.346的上壘率（跩兒你還是打二棒好了XD）
Braves bits: Kyle Davies' first Minor League rehab start was a successful one.
The 22-year-old right-hander, who is recovering from surgery on his right
groin, tossed two perfect innings and recorded three strikeouts for Double-A
Mississippi on Tuesday night. ... Right-handed reliever Ken Ray left the team
on Wednesday to attend his grandmother's funeral. He told Cox that he would be
back in time for Thursday afternoon's game.
Davies開始投復健賽了，第一場在二A的復健賽二局三K的成績。而RAY星期三離隊去參加
他祖母的葬禮他跟COX爺爺說他會在星期四下午的比賽前回來
Coming up: The Braves will conclude their three-game series with the Pirates on
Thursday afternoon. Tim Hudson (8-9, 5.25 ERA) will oppose Shawn Chacon
(5-3, 7.00 ERA).
下一場是由哈神對上由北佬轉來的Shawn Chacon ，就砲轟他慶祝他回來國聯吧
沒時間止能翻的大概，有興趣的大大翻完吧
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