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- Updated: August 7, 2016
ST. LOUIS — Braves manager Brian Snitker hadn’t watched Roberto Hernandez pitch since he went by the name Fausto Carmona on Opening Day at Triple-A Gwinnett in 2006.
He saw him again Saturday night, 10 years and one name change later in the Braves’ 13-5 win over the Cardinals when Hernandez notched his first Major League win in a start since May 19 last season.
“I went back and looked at some reports,” Snitker said. “He battled his way through and he has his sinker, slider and change. It was exactly what we needed for him to try and get as deep as he could.”
Hernandez gave the Braves five-plus innings and allowed three runs on six hits with 95 pitches.
“He had the sinker ball working and he kept us in the game all the way until he came out,” …
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