No, not that the Cubs won a game, but rather that Jarrod Saltalamacchia got some PT at the first sack. With a stick like Salty's got and the lack of production from the current firstbaseman (Scott Thorman) it seems only logical to give the switch hitting Salty a shot over there.
See my May 17 post about the Bravos first base situation.
The fact is that Salty is too good to not be in the lineup. It will be interesting, however, when both he and McCann are playing - leaving no backup catcher on the bench.
The Braves got thumped today by the Cubs (10-1), so Bobby gave Salty a couple innings in the field. He's been taking ground balls at first for a couple weeks during BP.
Pete Orr, went 0-1 today, after collecting a pair of hits and scoring twice in the Braves 8-5 win over the Cubs on Friday - a game in which he started at the hot corner. Despite Pete's performance on Friday the Braves still called up highly rated prospect, Yunel Escobar. Escobar went 2-4 in his big league debut and drove in the winning run in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Cubbies.
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