Starting Five: Vazquez Dealing, Braves Streaking
by Jeff Fletcher Filed under: Blue Jays , Braves , Cardinals , Cubs , Dodgers , Reds , Starting Five Starting Five is our wrapup of the previous day’s baseball action with a quick nod to what is ahead. You Oughta Know … That when we told you a few weeks ago that the Braves were just about dead , we might have been a bit premature. Led by Javier Vazquez ‘s third complete game of the season, the Braves beat the Nationals, 4-1, winning their fourth game in a row and 12th out of the past 14. The Braves are still 3 1/2 behind the Rockies in the wild-card race (and mathematically alive in the NL East, believe it or not), but they do have at least one thing in their favor. They play the Nationals six more times in their final nine games, with the other three against Florida. In Friday’s game, Vazquez added another line to his under-appreciated resume. He is 10-2 since July 7. He has 15 victories this season. The only pitcher to win at least 10 games every year since 2000, Vazquez is second only to Randy Johnson in strikeouts in the decade. More Coverage: Scoreboard | Standings | Statistics Starting Five: Vazquez Dealing, Braves Streaking originally appeared on MLB FanHouse on Sat, 26 Sep 2009 06:00:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds . ? Permalink ?|? Email this ?|? Linking?Blogs ?|? Comments
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