Sunday, 7 April 2013

Justin and B.J. Upton Homer in 9th Inning to Lead Braves Previous Cubs

It's very clear that the Chicago Cubs have bullpen dilemmas. For the third-straight trip, closer Carlos Marmol struggled in relief and the Cubbies dropped a, 6-5, to the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field. Despite major 5-1 heading in to the last two innings, the Cubs bullpen imploded to provide this 1 away. The fall culminated in home runs off the bats of B.J. and Justin Upton in the underside of the ninth. Facing Marmol to lead off the inning, B.J. launched a shot to tie the overall game before Justin's long ball gave the Braves the walk-off triumph two batters later. The game-winner was Justin's 2nd home run of the night time and assigned a, three-RBI performance for younger Upton brother. It was the very first time this season the friends have gone deep in the same game, but considering both of their power, it's likely that this could happen more than a few times as the season advances. For the Cubs, Marmol was not the sole reliever responsible in that one. Japanese import Kyuji Fujikawa was just like bad in his one inning of work out of the bullpen, letting three runs on four hits in the eighth inning. Fujikawa and marmol helped waste a powerful outing from starter Carlos Villanueva, who survived 6.2 innings and allowed only one work in his first time of the summer season. Braves' beginner Julio Teheran was spared losing despite allowing five works and seven visits in five innings of work.

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