Chuck James got the outs. Masumi Kuwata got the cheers. James, an 11-game winner as an Atlanta rookie last season, pitched three shutout innings and Kelly Johnson hit a broken-bat home run that led the Braves to an 8-5 victory over a Pittsburgh Pirates’ split squad on Friday. Johnson’s wind-aided drive during a three-run sixth inning came against Kuwata, the longtime Japanese star who, at age 38, is…
Posted: March 9th, 2007.
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