Tom Glavine pitched 5 2/3 effective innings to earn his first win for Atlanta in six years and the Braves held on for an 8-6 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday night. Chipper Jones, Yunel Escobar and Kelly Johnson each hit solo home runs and Brian McCann drove in three runs to support Glavine (1-1), who hadn't won a game with the Braves since beating the Phillies on Sept. 19, 2002. Glavine (1-1) allowed four runs and four hits. He took a one-hitter into the sixth before the Phillies cut an 8-0 deficit in half. The major blow came on a Chase Utley two-run homer that capped the four-run barrage. Glavine was done after walking Pat Burrell with two outs. He walked two and struck out four. (Updated 05/14/2008).
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 5/15/08).
Fantasy Analysis
Glavine spent the previous five seasons with the New York Mets after pitching his first 16 years in Atlanta. For most of the night, Glavine was in vintage form Wednesday. He kept hitters off balance with an assortment of slow stuff and pinpoint control. Glavine has had mixed results in his first year back with Atlanta and was even on the DL for a bit. He is no longer an elite pitcher and is more of a low-end option in Fantasy leagues these days. His next scheduled start is for Tuesday against his old mates, the Mets. He is on track to be a two-start pitcher Fantasy Week 8 (May 19-25) with his second start coming against the Diamondbacks. Both starts are at home where Glavine has a 6.52 ERA. (Updated 05/14/2008).
Glavine allowed four runs and four hits in 5 2-3 innings in the Braves' 8-6 win over the Phillies on Wednesday to earn his first win for Atlanta in six years. (Updated 05/15/2008)
Advice
Glavine hadn???t won a game with the Braves since beating the Phillies on Sept. 19, 2002. The 42-year-old Glavine spent the previous five seasons with the New York Mets after pitching his first 16 years in Atlanta. He is 1-1 with a 4.41 ERA in seven starts this season.
Tom Glavine pitched 5 2/3 effective innings to earn his first win for Atlanta in six years and the Braves held on for an 8-6 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday night. Chipper Jones, Yunel Escobar and Kelly Johnson each hit solo home runs and Brian McCann drove in three runs to support Glavine (1-1), who hadn't won a game with the Braves since beating the Phillies on Sept. 19, 2002. Glavine (1-1) allowed four runs and four hits. He took a one-hitter into the sixth before the Phillies cut an 8-0 deficit in half. The major blow came on a Chase Utley two-run homer that capped the four-run barrage. Glavine was done after walking Pat Burrell with two outs. He walked two and struck out four. (Updated 05/14/2008).
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 5/15/08).
Fantasy Analysis
Glavine spent the previous five seasons with the New York Mets after pitching his first 16 years in Atlanta. For most of the night, Glavine was in vintage form Wednesday. He kept hitters off balance with an assortment of slow stuff and pinpoint control. Glavine has had mixed results in his first year back with Atlanta and was even on the DL for a bit. He is no longer an elite pitcher and is more of a low-end option in Fantasy leagues these days. His next scheduled start is for Tuesday against his old mates, the Mets. He is on track to be a two-start pitcher Fantasy Week 8 (May 19-25) with his second start coming against the Diamondbacks. Both starts are at home where Glavine has a 6.52 ERA. (Updated 05/14/2008).
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