Braves 15, Mets 2
After giving up eight runs in one inning on Tuesday night, the Braves bounced back with their own eight run inning in what became a 15-2 wallop. The second inning started out harmlessly enough when Brian McCann hit a single. That was followed by three consecutive singles by Adam LaRoche, Yunel Escobar and Matt Diaz – the latter scoring McCann and LaRoche giving Atlanta an early 2-0 lead. Just as the Braves allowed the Mets to extend their eight run forth with bad defense the night previously, the Mets and Bobby Parnell could have escaped the second giving up only three runs if not for a gaffe by Luis Castillo. The second baseman inexplicably failed to cover second base allowing Garrett Anderson to leg out a single and keep the inning alive. The Braves would score five more runs including three off of a Brian McCann homerun before all was said and done.
Adam LaRoche and Matt Diaz would add homeruns in the sixth inning and Reid Gorecki would record his first major league hit and RBI by the time the night was over.
News&Notes: Martin Prado is suffering from extertional headaches. Hopefully he’ll start to feel better soon…Good news, Tim Hudson is feeling fine after his latest rehab start…Apparently people in Flushing just don’t hate Chipper Jones and the Braves like they used to…Tommy Hanson is part of the future of a resurgent Braves pitching staff if you haven’t heard…Mike Hampton has a partially torn rotator cuff. Just wanted to point that out in case you needed a good laugh this afternoon.
Reminder: I am heading off to Citi Field tonight to catch the Mets and the Braves. Check back tomorrow for musings and Monday for photos.
(Photo: Getty Images)
After giving up eight runs in one inning on Tuesday night, the Braves bounced back with their own eight run inning in what became a 15-2 wallop. The second inning started out harmlessly enough when Brian McCann hit a single. That was followed by three consecutive singles by Adam LaRoche, Yunel Escobar and Matt Diaz – the latter scoring McCann and LaRoche giving Atlanta an early 2-0 lead. Just as the Braves allowed the Mets to extend their eight run forth with bad defense the night previously, the Mets and Bobby Parnell could have escaped the second giving up only three runs if not for a gaffe by Luis Castillo. The second baseman inexplicably failed to cover second base allowing Garrett Anderson to leg out a single and keep the inning alive. The Braves would score five more runs including three off of a Brian McCann homerun before all was said and done.
Adam LaRoche and Matt Diaz would add homeruns in the sixth inning and Reid Gorecki would record his first major league hit and RBI by the time the night was over.
News&Notes: Martin Prado is suffering from extertional headaches. Hopefully he’ll start to feel better soon…Good news, Tim Hudson is feeling fine after his latest rehab start…Apparently people in Flushing just don’t hate Chipper Jones and the Braves like they used to…Tommy Hanson is part of the future of a resurgent Braves pitching staff if you haven’t heard…Mike Hampton has a partially torn rotator cuff. Just wanted to point that out in case you needed a good laugh this afternoon.
Reminder: I am heading off to Citi Field tonight to catch the Mets and the Braves. Check back tomorrow for musings and Monday for photos.
(Photo: Getty Images)
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