Andrelton Simmons went 4-for-12 (.300) in the weekend series against the Dodgers but could have been even better. Simmons had four borderline scoring plays go against him, one of which the Braves official scorer changed late Sunday night and another two that Simmons is appealing.
The Braves official scorer changed a fifth-inning error on L.A. shortstop Nick Punto to a base hit Sunday night after watching video replay and determining Punto had stumbled on the play.
Simmons is appealing a line drive hit to left in the seventh inning Friday night ruled an error on Carl Crawford and an error charged to third baseman Luis Cruz in the sixth, which he thought he hit hard enough to warrant an infield hit.
“I watched the video and he just threw his glove up like hoping he catches it,” Simmons said.
Braves third baseman Chris Johnson appealed Major League Baseball trying to get a Denard Span hit changed to an error that cost Kris Medlen two earned runs on May 2 against the Nationals. The scoring decision was upheld.
