Continuing from his solid performances in recent days, Peter Moylan impressed in yet another chance in the Braves' close game against the Rockies in Colorado today. Braves starter Tom Glavine went 6.1 innings and kept the Braves scoreless. Brad Hawpe made it to base in the 7th inning, with one down, and that was enough for Glavine. He left the game with the impressive figures of 6.1 IP, 3 hits, 3 walks, and 3 strikeouts.
Braves manager Bobby Cox tossed the ball to Peter Moylan to get out of the inning, and protect the Braves' 1-0 lead. Moylan got himself in a bit of a jam, but came out of it beautifully. First up he faced Rockies' catcher Yorvit Torrealba. Moylan drew a weak grounder to third, so weak in fact that they weren't able to turn the double - with Torrealba beating the throw to first after Hawpe was thrown out at second. Two out.
Moylan then faced Jayson Nix, who popped a single to left field, sending Torrealba to third. Still two out.
Next up, pinch hitter Scott Podsednik, and Moylan hits the lefty with an 88mph fastball to load the bases. Things not looking good, but still two out.
A short visit to the mound from Braves pitching coach Roger McDowell, and then centerfield Willy Taveras steps up to the plate. First pitch: 89mph fastball/sinker for a swinging strike. Second pitch: 89mph sinker hit for a foul. Third pitch: beautiful 77mph slider and a swing and a miss by Taveras. Nice work to get out of the dig.
Moylan got the hold, and currently leads MLB for holds (not a very romantic or exciting stat, but hey its something) with 4 from his 6 appearances.
Too bad it was all in vain for Moylan and Glavine, as Blaine Boyer gave up a two run homer to Matt Holliday in the bottom of the eigth, and the Braves were shut down by Manny Corpas in the ninth.
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