Rome Braves at the plate

Braves Drop Second Straight to Grasshoppers

ROME, GA - With rain in the area and the pre-existing field conditions, the Rome Braves originally scheduled double header on Saturday afternoon was reduced to one nine inning contest against the Greensboro Grasshoppers. J.J. Niekro would toe the rubber for the Braves, as he was originally scheduled to pitch in Friday night's contest. J.J. would enter Saturday's contest with an earned run average above five, but looked to t... Full Story