Missed throw | Author: Carlos
When did Mark Prior switched teams and joined the opposition? Even if the Atlanta Braves played a great game, our pitcher practically delivered them the win on their hands. Well, him and Rafael Furcal. The Cubs lost again today, and with that the series.
Prior had been sharp (though with not a lot of control: he walked four batters.) until the seventh inning, when with no outs and the game 1-0, Jeff Francoeur singled. Ryan Langerhans, then, bunted again but this time Mark grabbed the ball and tried to make a forceout at second; apparently, he chose himself to throw there. The throw landed on the shallow outfield allowing Francoeur to get to third. Both runners scored on a Furcal single.
Prior pitched 120+ pitches again, and he looked tired before the single that put the game out of reach at 3-1 (yes, out of reach. You know that we don’t score a lot.); he finished the day at 131 pitches, a little bit too high for a pitcher who’s been mostly dealing with high pitch counts during the last couple of games.
“It just kept flying,” Prior said. The throw to second unnecessarily cost the Cubs another game that was rather close; Jorge Sosa (9-2) pitched effective six innings.
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Mark Prior allowed three runs or less for the 18th time in 21 starts. (Jonathan Daniel/Getty)
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