Georgia sports for Monday, May 7th

The Braves used a big 7th inning to comeback and beat the Dodgers Sunday afternoon, 6-4 at Turner Field in Atlanta.

The Braves scored 5 runs in that inning to turn-around a 4-1 deficit. Jarrod Saltalamacchia had the first 2 hits of his major league career, including the RBI-single in that 7th inning to give the Braves the lead. Edgar Renteria had a key 2-run double, along with Scott Thorman's game-tying RBI-single.

The Braves are back into a tie atop the NL-East division wiht the Mets, on the record of 19-11. Atlanta opens a home-series against the Padres tonight.

College baseball from the weekend: Georgia Tech in Tampa, ripped South Florida 12-2 on Sunday. The Yellow Jackets are now 29-17 for the season, and they'll go for the 3-game sweep of the series today at noon.
Georgia's baseball team was drilled by Vanderbilt yesterday 15-4. Bulldog-pitching gave up 23 hits. Georgia lost 2-of-3 games in the series, and fell to a record of 19-30 for the season.

Georgia sports for Thursday, May 3rd

The Braves got back on the winning track last night, edging the Phillies 4-3 at Turner Field in Atlanta.
Newcomer Willie Harris had the game-winning RBI single in the 6th inning for the difference. Chipper Jones earlier in the game kept up his hot-hitting with a 2-run double. From the bullpen, a scoreless inning each for Chad Paranto, Tyler Yates, Mike Gonzalez, and Rafael Soriano. It was the 2nd save for Soriano, filling in for the injured Bob Wickman. The Braves are off today.

Before the game, the Braves addressed the situation with their hurting catchers, by calling up Jarrod Saltalamacchia from the minors. He was the starting catcher, so Brian McCann could rest a bruised finger. Backup Bryan Pena is on the 15-day disabled list with concussion symptoms. Saltalamacchia was the Braves’ top draft pick in 2002. It was a nice way Wednesday to celebrate his 22nd birthday.