Perez, also a former Braves coach, now is a special adviser for player development for the team. “ thanks for catching it a lot of my catchers might have missed that. “ First #WorldSeries pitch since ’99…Little bit less pressure this time,” Maddux wrote before tweeting directly to Perez that he appreciated him reaching out to catch the high first pitch.

Fittingly, he threw the pitch to Eddie Perez, who was often his designated catcher.Īfter that, he had a little fun on Twitter. 31 jersey, tipped his cap in response to an ovation from fans as he walked onto the field. Hall of Famer Greg Maddux threw out the ceremonial first pitch for Sunday night’s Game 5 of the World Series. Just turn the page and play your best ball tomorrow.” You’ve got to be shortminded and be able to forget when you need to forget. “It’s a quick turnaround, and we play a lot of games. “We’ve learned to turn the page, and we’ve learned to celebrate the win or go over the loss and figure out what we need to do better and then turn the page and come back,” Duvall said. The Braves haven’t suffered consecutive losses in 24 games, a span that dates to Sept.

Minter took the loss after allowing three runs and three hits with two walks and two strikeouts in one inning.īraves center fielder Adam Duvall, who hit a first-inning grand slam to put Atlanta up early, isn’t concerned about his team’s collective confidence. You can’t let (Minter) get too far ahead of you because this guy has a lot of weapons to work with.” I’m just glad that Maldy got the walk and glad that Marwin, that was a big hit. “He’s had our number pretty good this series. “Minter is a tough man,” Astros manager Dusty Baker said. He was 2-0 with a 1.42 ERA in 13 relief appearances and one start in his postseason career. Minter began Sunday 1-0 with a 2.45 ERA in two World Series games. “I’ve been pitching good and feeling good, and I’m still feeling good. That “flare” was a bloop single by Marwin Gonzalez, the next batter, that plated two runs and broke a 5-all tie.

Minter, the Braves’ stingy relief pitcher, coughed up three runs and blew a one-run lead in the Astros’ 9-5 victory over Atlanta in Game 5 early Monday.

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