Braves
When major league rosters expanded Monday, the Braves added Joey Terdoslavich, outfielder Jose Constanza, right-handed reliever Juan Jaime and left-handed reliever Chasen Shreve. Bethancourt, known primarily for his defensive ability, entered Monday with 12 hits in his past 21 at-bats. Constanza hit .293 with a .344 on-base percentage for Gwinnett this year. In his attempt to strengthen the bench, Terdoslavich can only hope to extend the success he had while batting .273 with seven home runs and an .811 OPS in his final 34 games with Gwinnett.
Marlins
Left hander Dan Jennings is back in the lineup after a stint on the 15-day disabled list. Jennings hasn’t seen action in the majors since being struck on the head by a line drive off the bat of Jordy Mercer in the seventh inning at Pittsburgh on Aug. 7. He was placed on the 7-day concussion list the following day, but was playing catch at Marlins Park a week later.
In four total appearances with Class A Advanced Jupiter, Jennings threw seven scoreless innings and gave up three hits and a walk, while striking out nine batters. Pitching in “less tense situations,” he said, afforded him the chance to get over the fear of comebackers.
Mets
When a team makes six errors in a game, as the Mets did Monday in losing to the Marlins, 9-6, in Miami, the inevitable question to ask is whether there has ever been a game in which their fielding was worse. For what it’s worth, the answer is yes. Back on Aug. 1, 1996, in a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Shea Stadium, the Mets made seven errors in losing, 13-9. And just two seasons ago, on April 27, 2012, the Mets made six errors in an 18-9 disaster in Colorado in which the Rockies scored 11 runs in the fifth inning. After the game, Mets manager Terry Collins was none too happy. “It wasn’t a big-league baseball game, I can tell you that,” he said.
Nationals
Denard Span credited a Sunset Boulevard restaurant with his second career two-homer game, against the Dodgers.
“Last night, I did eat at Roscoe’s Chicken and Waffles. That might have helped a little bit tonight,” Span said. “It’s been a while since I [hit two home runs]. It was a good day.”
The last time he did it was Sept. 13, 2008, in his first big league season with the Twins.
Phillies
If the Atlanta heat got to Jonathan Papelbon during the Phillies’ no-hitter Monday, it didn’t show. Papelbon retired the side in order in the ninth.
“I didn’t have the adrenaline that I would usually have,” Papelbon said. “Two day games in a row, so I’m a little bit tired. I just went out there and tried to focus on location over velocity and do what I could to preserve the no-hitter.”
Compiled by Rachel Lister from wire reports.
