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Saturday 5 OctOber 2019
Foltynewicz, Duvall lead Braves to 3-0 win over Cardinals

son at Triple-A, where he set absolutely had to have, he
a franchise record with 32 turned in his best perfor-
homers, so it wouldn’t be a mance of all.
stretch to say this as much The only time he was re-
a victory for the Gwinnett ally threatened was in the
Stripers as the Braves. fourth, when Wong hit one
Max Fried, normally a start- to warning track in right
er and pitching on back-to- with a man aboard for the
back days for the first time third out.
all season, breezed through TRAINER’S ROOM
the eighth before turning it Braves: RHP Chris Martin
over to Mark Melancon, was replaced on the 25-
who gave up four runs in man roster after straining
the ninth inning of the series his left oblique on his very
opener, sending the Braves first warmup pitch while
to a 7-6 loss. preparing to pitch in the
It was another shaky out- eighth inning of Game 1.
ing for Melancon, who That means Martin will miss
gave up a pair of one-out the rest of this series, as well
singles before striking out as the NL Championship
Molina and Wong to earn Series should the Braves
the save. advance. He would be eli-
St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Matt Carpenter (13) hits against the Atlanta Braves in the eighth But this one will be remem- gible to return for the World
inning during Game 1 of a best-of-five National League Division Series, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019, in bered for Foltynewicz out- Series.
Atlanta. dueling Flaherty, who had Martin was replaced by 10-
Associated Press surrendered three runs only game winner Julio Teheran.
By PAUL NEWBERRY shifts to St. Louis, where No problem for Foltyne- one time in 15 second-half UP NEXT
AP Sports Writer Mike Soroka gets the ball wicz. He fanned Harrison starts. The 23-year-old right- The Braves haven’t led in a
ATLANTA (AP) — Adding for the Braves in Game 3 Bader to end the threat. hander went 7-2 with an postseason series since the
another chapter to his re- on Sunday against Adam After Kolten Wong hit into 0.91 ERA in 15 starts after 2002 NLDS against San Fran-
markable turnaround sea- Wainwright. a double play to end the the All-Star break, the third- cisco. They had a 2-1 lead,
son, Mike Foltynewicz threw Going against St. Louis ace seventh, Duvall emerged lowest ERA over the second but lost the final two games
seven crisp innings before Jack Flaherty, who had one from the dugout to hit for half in baseball history, sur- to Barry Bonds and the Gi-
pinch-hitter Adam Duvall of the great second halves Foltynewicz in the bottom passed only by Jake Arrieta ants — part of a streak of
hit a two-run homer that in baseball history, Foltyne- half. With a runner aboard (0.75) for the 2015 Chicago nine straight playoff losses
carried the Atlanta Braves wicz allowed only three and two outs, Duvall was Cubs and Greg Maddux that was only one away
to a 3-0 victory over the St. hits, didn’t walk anyone greeted by a smattering of (0.87) for the 1994 Braves. from the Chicago Cubs’ re-
Louis Cardinals on Friday, and struck out seven dur- boos from the SunTrust Park Flaherty was the NL pitcher cord for postseason futility.
evening the NL Division Se- ing an 83-pitch outing that crowd that clearly wanted of the month for both Au- Soroka (13-4, 2.68 ERA) has
ries at one game apiece. kept the Cardinals from Foltynewicz to go at least gust and September. been especially tough on
Foltynewicz, who spent a mounting any semblance one more inning — espe- Foltynewicz has the edge the road (7-1, 1.55 ERA),
good chunk of his summer of offense. They only got cially after the Braves bull- for October honors, hav- which is why the Braves held
in Triple-A after a miserable one runner as far as sec- pen imploded the night ing pulled off his own tale him back until Game 3. The
start, has been a different ond base against him — before in a Game 1 loss. of two seasons. An All-Star 22-year-old right-hander
pitcher since returning from and that was in the second The heckles turned to in 2018 who started two will be going against the
the minors. He went 6-1 when Yadier Molina singled cheers when Duvall drove games for the Braves in last 38-year-old Wainwright (14-
with a 2.65 ERA over his last and Braves second base- a 3-2 pitch from Flaherty year’s playoffs, he was de- 10, 4.29 ERA), a Georgia
10 starts — a dominating man Ozzie Albies extended into the center-field seats, moted to the minors in late native who began his ca-
run that carried right into the inning by misplaying giving the Braves a bit of June with a record of 2-5 reer in the Braves organiza-
the postseason. Paul DeJong’s grounder for breathing room. Duvall and a 6.37 ERA. tion before being traded to
The best-of-five series now an error. spent nearly the entire sea- Now, in a game the Braves the Cardinals in 2003.q

Cubs plan to interview David Ross,

Joe Girardi next week

CHICAGO (AP) — Former tract expired after Chi- ager of the Year after he
Chicago Cubs catchers cago missed the playoffs guided the Marlins to a 78-
Joe Girardi and David Ross this year for the first time 84 record in 2006 in his only
will speak with the team since 2014. Girardi is the season with the team. He
next week about its mana- first external candidate also managed the New
gerial opening. confirmed by the team. York Yankees for 10 sea-
The team also plans to in- Loretta and Venable were sons, winning the World
terview first base coach part of Maddon’s staff this Series in 2009. He was fired
Will Venable next week. season, and Ross works in after New York went 91-71
Bench coach Mark Loret- the Cubs’ front office. in 2017. In this July 24, 2016, file photo, Chicago Cubs’ David Ross
ta interviewed for the job Girardi, who turns 55 on Girardi also played in the throws out a Milwaukee Brewers batter during a baseball
Thursday. Oct. 14, is a Peoria, Illinois, majors for 15 years, batting game in Milwaukee.
The Cubs are searching native and played college .267 with 36 homers and Associated Press
for a successor to Joe ball at Northwestern. 422 RBIs. He was selected round of the 1986 draft debut with the Cubs in
Maddon, whose con- Girardi was voted NL Man- by Chicago in the fifth and made his big league 1989. q