Losers of 4 in a Row, Tartans Need to Strengthen Bullpen

After reaching a pinnacle of 28-22 Atlanta has since dropped four games in a row. This losing streak has knocked the Tartans out of first place in the AL South. "The toughest part of this bad stretch is that all four losses have been decided by one run," Atlanta Bench Coach Trace Nichols. Losing the last two against Cleveland and the first two against Balitimore has been tough.

On Monday afternoon, the Tartans lost on a throw up the line by Julio Maduro 2-1. This was tough to swallow as Len James pitched 7 innings of one run baseball before the Jiggs Richardson blew it in the 9th.

On Monday evening, the Tartans lost on another run in the 9th, this time 1-0. Armando Pichardo threw 7 innings of 1 hit baseball, and then in the ninth with one already on Wiki Pelaez gives up two consecutive singles to end the game.

On Tuesday Morning, Carl Randall threw 6 innings of 2 run baseball, but the offense was unable to mount anything until the 8th, and by then Jiggs Richardson already gave up another run. The Tartans lost this game 3-2, though we expected this to be a tough game as CY Award winner Preston Day was on the mound for the Weavers.

On Tuesday evening, Trevor Knott gave up a run in the 12th for the Tartans to lose 6-5. The Tartans were able to take the lead in the top of the 9th in this one, but Pedro Quinones blew the lead when he served up a C Russell York's 3rd homerun of the season, which just cleared the wall.

Any way you slice ti this has been a rough couple of days for the Tartans. Hopefully Bullpen Coach Brian Harrelson can begin to rectify the difficulties in the bullpen and the Tartans can get back to there winning ways. - paper/