Starting Five: No Match for Nolasco
by Andrew Johnson Filed under: Braves , Marlins , 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 the Braves are all but done in the NL wild-card race, not that there was anything they could do about it. Atlanta, which had surged into contention over the last few weeks, ran into the Marlins’ Ricky Nolasco Wednesday night. He was on — very on — and now the Braves’ playoff push is off. Nolasco struck out 16, a Marlins record, including a stretch where he fanned nine in a row, one shy of the major league record of 10 straight held by Tom Seaver. More Coverage: Scoreboard | Standings | Statistics Starting Five: No Match for Nolasco originally appeared on MLB FanHouse on Thu, 01 Oct 2009 06:00:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds . ? Permalink ?|? Email this ?|? Linking?Blogs ?|? Comments
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