The first baseman, who's been hitting from the sixth spot the last three games, has his second straight multiple hit contest. He batted just .157 in 20 games from all over the order before going on the restricted list on Aug. 19, so perhaps a consistent spot in the six-hole can mean good things for his hitting production.
The Associated Press Tom Saladino reports Atlanta Braves 1B Casey Kotchman was in the starting lineup Thursday night, Sept. 4, for the first time since going on the bereavement list to tend to his ill mother. She was discharged from the hospital Thursday.
News: Thursday against the Nationals, Braves 1B Casey Kotchman made his first start since going on the bereavement list on Aug. 20 to be with his ill mother, going 0-for-3 with a walk and a run scored. She was released from the hospital on Thursday.
Analysis: Kotchman has looked awful in his first few games with the Braves, and Martin Prado thrived in his absence. Still, Kotchman figures to play mostly every day as the main prize in the Mark Teixeira deal, so he has some mixed-league appeal. Consider him just a low-end corner infielder right now
Casey Kotchman has rejoined the Braves after two weeks away from the team to be with his ailing mother. His mother suffered hemorrhaging in her brain on August 19 and has been in neuro-intensive care, but Kotchman said Monday that "she's in good spirits" and "she's responsive, she's stable." He's not expected to be back in the starting lineup for several more days.Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
News: The Braves reinstated first baseman Casey Kotchman from bereavement leave Monday, but he didn't play in that afternoon's game at Florida. Kotchman left on Aug. 20 to be with his ill mother, who remains in intensive care at a Florida hospital.
Analysis: Kotchman has looked awful in his first few games with the Braves, and Martin Prado thrived in his absence. Still, Kotchman figures to play mostly every day as the main prize in the Mark Teixeira deal, so he has some mixed-league appeal. Consider him just a low-end corner infielder right now
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