Braves sweep 3 from the Mets
The Good: SWEEP! The Braves now own the 2nd best home record in the majors (and only 1/2 game worse than the Padres record in that department). Of course, that means they’re an unacceptable 11-14 on the road. … Chalk up another win for the rook! Kyle Davies picked up another win, on 3 days rest no less, and has yet to give up a run since being called up. This time he scattered 5 hits and rung up 6 strikeouts and walked just 1 in 5 1/3 innings. … Tim Hudson was no worse for wear either, mowing down the hapless Mets on short rest. The Mets mustered 6 hits, 2 walks and no runs against Hudson Tuesday night. … Chris Reitsma is back on track, making appearances in all 3 games and allowing no runs in 3 2/3 innings. He finished 2 of the 3 wins and may get most of the saves opportunities for the foreseeable future. … I have to admit Raul Mondesi had a good series, going 4-for-8 in games he started and scoring 4 times.
The Bad: Andruw Jones took 2 steps forward with 7-for-21 with 5 homers in the Padres and Dodgers series. Now he takes 2 steps back the past 2 sets with the Sox and Mets, going a collective 3-for-24 with a solitary RBI. Will the real Andruw please stand up? … From ageless to aging: Julio Franco continued his struggles going 1-for-8 in the series as his average fell to .218.
The Ugly: It’s rapidly becoming apparent that the Braves’ starting pitchers are cursed this year (make that this month!). Kyle Davies survived a close call when he was hit in the ribs by a line drive off Miguel Cairo’s bat in the 6th inning Wednesday night. He was removed from the game after facing another hitter but luckily x-rays were negative.
