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PITTSBURGH, Pa. - The Atlanta Braves held a two-run lead as Alex Wood cruised into the eighth inning after seven shutout innings. A sixth-straight win was inevitable for the Braves against a seemingly-listless Pittsburgh Pirates team that had lost seven games in a row. Then the script flipped. Wood issued a walk to Gaby Sanchez and allowed a double to Travis Snider, and was removed from the game. Jordan Walden entered and allowed each of his inherited runners to score and tie the game in the eighth. In the ninth, Justin Upton dropped a routine fly ball to left-centerfield in the ninth inning which set the stage for Gaby Sanchezs game-winning sacrifice fly that capped a late-inning comeback as the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Atlanta Braves 3-2 on Wednesday night. "We make that play 99 1-2 out of 100 times," Atlanta manager Fredi Gonzalez said. With Upton and his brother B.J. in centerfield, they played deep in order to prevent a run scoring from first base on a double. Martes drive split them perfectly. "We both got there at the same time," Justin Upton said. "I took the lead and tried to go get it, and it just tipped off the end of my glove." David Carpenter (4-4) took the loss after allowing an unearned run to cross. Jordy Mercer led off with a single and Starling Martes fly ball to left-centre advanced him to third, where Mercer tagged up on Sanchezs flyout. Pittsburghs win snapped a seven-game losing streak, and ended Atlantas five-game winning streak. "To get the two to tie it up then some help and to win," manager Clint Hurdle said, "yeah, its a real nice shot in the arm." Upton drove in a run with a single in the first inning after Jason Heyward walked and Freddie Freeman singled. Uptons single extended his hitting streak to 11 games. After allowing a double to Evan Gattis leading off the second, Pittsburgh right-hander Gerrit Cole retired the next 12 batters he faced before Heyward singled in the sixth. Heyward scored again on a RBI single by Chris Johnson for a 2-0 Atlanta lead, and finished 1 for 3 with a walk and two runs scored. Josh Harrison led off the first with a double, but was picked off by Atlanta left-hander Alex Wood. He was ruled out on a replay-review that overturned a safe call on Alex Woods throw over. Pittsburgh didnt place another man in scoring position until the eighth inning when Wood issued a walk to Sanchez and Travis Snider doubled before Wood recorded an out. Jordan Walden entered and allowed each of his inherited runners to score. Chris Stewart brought Sanchez home with a RBI groundout to first base and Snider scored on a wild pitch as Walden walked Neil Walker. Mark Melancon (2-3) worked a 1-2-3 ninth to earn a win. TRAINERS ROOM Braves: SS Andrelton Simmons (hip) started for the Braves after he was removed from Tuesdays game. ... RHP Shae Simmons (right shoulder soreness) is shut down for the near future after he felt soreness following his second rehab outing with Triple-A Gwinnett. Pirates: RHP Charlie Morton (hip) says his injury is a sports hernia. He was placed on the disabled list Monday, retroactive to Aug. 16, with what the team called right hip inflammation. Manager Clint Hurdle said the plan is to "try to calm the hip down." Morton will likely see a doctor soon and a return-to-pitch program for this season is still a possibility. ... SS Clint Barmes (groin) went 1 for 4 with a two-run home run in his second rehab game with Triple-A Indianapolis. ON DECK Braves: Atlanta continues its road trip with a three-game series at Great American Ballpark against the Cincinnati Reds. 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In last weeks game between the Canadiens and the Avalanche, Alex Galchenyuk came out of the penalty box and scored a highlight reel goal after poke-checking an Avs player to steal the puck. However, the Avalanche argued that he had one leg in the penalty box when he made that poke check. In the replay, though tough to make out, it seems Galchenyuk had one leg in the air but technically in the penalty box. Should he have been given a penalty on the play? Thanks! Rajiv Mississauga, ON On Saturday night in the Avs-Canadiens game, Alex Galchenyuk scored a nifty goal straight out of the penalty box. On slow motion replay, it showed that he stole the puck as it passed by him while he still had one foot INSIDE the penalty box. While this is a real testament to his skills, I have to wonder if this is actually a legal play, as the player was technically not on the ice? Thanks, Rene Roy Rajiv and Rene: Alex Galchenyuk had only touched the ice with one skate after exiting the penalty box and therefore was not deemed legally on the ice when he stole the puck off the stick of Nathan MacKinnon. By the letter of the law Alex Galchenyuk should have received an additional minor penalty for interference (56.2) and no goal would have resulted in what turned out to be a 3-2 Montreal victory in regulation time. Two rules reference this play in determining when a player is deemed to be legally on the ice from either the players bench or penalty box. First, 56.2 states that a minor penalty shall be imposed on any identifiable player on the players bench or penalty bench who, by means of his stick or his body, interferes with the movements of the puck or any opponent on the ice during thhe progress of the play.dddddddddddd In addition, should a player about to come onto the ice, play the puck while one or both skates are still on the players or penalty bench, a minor penalty for interference shall be assessed. Rule 74.3 more clearly defines when a player is deemed to be legally on the ice: A player coming onto the ice as a substitute is considered on the ice once both of his skates are on the ice. If he plays the puck or interferes with an opponent while still on the players bench, he shall be penalized under rule 56 - Interference. The burn-in of the penalty clock shows that Galchenyuk exited the box a good two steamboats after his penalty had expired (00:00) due to his own slow departure. While he was entitled to be on the ice, the replay demonstrates that Alex had only planted his left on the ice while his back skate remained in/on the threshold of the penalty box door when he played the puck and interfered with MacKinnon. Even the most diehard Habs fan would have to agree that Alex had not yet contacted the ice with both of his skates when he stripped the puck from MacKinnon in violation of the above referenced rules. This can be a difficult infraction to catch but it is imperative that the officials count down the remaining penalty time as the clock ticks and then be aware if the puck is in the vicinity of the penalty box area. It is not just sufficient that the player is entitled to be on the ice but most importantly that he is deemed to be legally on the ice. Most players dont realize that they must have had both skates in contact with the ice prior to playing the puck from the players bench or penalty bench. I assessed penalties in more than two such situations when a player played the puck illegally from the penalty box. Alex Galchenyuk and the Montreal Canadiens caught a break on this play. ' ' '