Braves 7, Metatags 6

-I hate games that give me reason to punch my dog and this game did that. Luckily, my dog Chipper knows when this happens and had baracaded himself in the front closet. He is a smart puppy.

-The Braves fell back by two runs in the early frames. Tim Hudson, like John Smoltz the day before, didn't have his best stuff and got into a lot of jams. His GB/FB ratio was slightly over 50%, which is a sign that he's not getting the late sinking movement he typically enjoys. Nevertheless, the Mets lineup continued its struggles and couldn't take advantage. They scratched a run across in the first and third for the 2-0 lead.

-After getting a run in the fourth on an Andruw Jones sacfly, Chipper Jones absolutely crushed a John Maine pitch. Apparently, he was targetting the Chipper bio on that massive Shea scoreboard. Chipper rarely begins his homerun trot right out of the box, but he could have Barry Bonds'd that one up. Walked half-way to first, did a turn, thank God, hugged his son, ignored his son, whatever. That thing was one of the prettiest homers I have ever seen. My dog Chipper approved.

-Teix followed with a homer of his own. Jones-Teix is going to be a threat for at least another year so enjoy it.

-Braves even got a run on a two-strike safety squeeze bunt by Hudson after Mr. Dynamic Yunel Escobar stole second and advanced on some shitty defense from Jose Reyes as he failed to knock the throw down. The Huddy bunt wasn't perfect, but Maine couldn't make the play and was removed.

-After another run in the seventh when the Mets pretty much conceded a run to get a double play, it was 7-3 entering ninth after some solid work from Ron Mahay and Peter Moylan (5 pitches = 3 outs). Cox goes to Tyler Yates, who hadn't worked in the series. However, Yatesy was horrid. Gotay singled, Reyes doubled, and after a groundout, David Wright make it a one-run ballgame with a homer. Bob Wickman's sore fat arm kept him out so the Braves savior was...

-...Oscar fucking Villarreal? On the second pitch, Carlos Delgado hit what is referred to as a "flyball: LF" It was a bit more.


-Willie Harris EndyChavez'd the Mets and after Moises Alou grounded out, the Braves escape with a 7-6 win and Villy's first save.

-KJ added a pair of hits, including his tenth triple, and Brian McCann had two hits of his own.

-Bob Wickman has returned to Atlanta. No word yet on whether or not he will miss this weekend's series with the Phillies.