Braves take 2 of 3 from Mets
The Good: Any questions (there weren’t any here) about Smoltz’s ability to return to a starting role were erased after he tied a career-high with 15 strikeouts. Unfortunately, he made one ill-advised pitch to Beltran and the bullpen let him down. … Starting pitching continues to be fabulous with John Thomson and Horacio Ramirez turning in strong performances as well.
The Bad: The offense continues to be ice cold, including Raul Mondesi (.105 BA on the season), Rafael Furcal (.148 and no runs scored), Adam LaRoche (.176), and Pete Orr (.211). … Sadly, the bullpen may have finally shown its true colors in Sunday’s debacle. Tom Martin picked up where he left off this spring. 
The Ugly: I meant it as a joke when I said Marcus Giles couldn’t make it through an inning without getting injured… But in the second inning of his return on Saturday Giles fouled a ball off his left foot, severely bruising it. He missed Sunday’s game and is listed as “day to day". As Chip Caray quipped, he’s leading the league in one category: X-rays!
I think Bobby Cox said it best: “I’ll take 2 out of 3 games in a series all the way to the playoffs.”
Comment by Jim — Apr 11, 2005 @ 9:30 pm