Braves show some fight for embattled skipper

ATLANTA — Though the result of Sunday’s 5-3, 11-inning loss to the D-backs proved to be all too familiar to the Braves, who have won just seven of their first 30 games, the latter portion of this contest provided indication that there is still some fight in this team that understands its manager, Fredi Gonzalez, is definitely on the hot seat.

“I saw a lot more enthusiasm the last five or six innings,” Atlanta outfielder Jeff Francoeur said. “I know it’s tough to take a positive when we’re losing like we are right now. But I saw some fight for the last five or six innings that I hadn’t seen for a little bit.”

After delivering a game-tying double during a three-run eighth inning, Francoeur had a chance to deliver a walk-off victory that would have certainly created some much-needed positive energy for a team that has lost 15 of its first 16 home games. But the veteran outfielder grounded out with the bases loaded, and the D-backs eventually won the game when Chris Herrmann capped his two-homer game by hitting Jim …

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