Another Good Outing for Hudson

Tim Hudson threw another Gem tonight (May 15th) verses the Washington Nationals. Hudson is now 5-1 with an ERA of 1.77. I think it is safe to say that Tim Hudson is back to his former self.

-You might have heard about John Smoltz and his dislocated pinky. It was pretty scary at first. There was speculation that the Braves lost their top pitcher for a couple months. As it turns out, his pinky is recovering well and he might be able to make his next start against the Red Sox.

-Chipper Jones is still out with bruised palms. X-Rays were negative, when he will be back is still a question.

-Andruw Jones is still struggling at the plate. He shouldn't be batting cleanup at this point. He has batted .228 since Aug. 7th of last season. Looks like Andruw isn't one of those guys that will benefit from the last year of their contract. I think Andruw is simply trying to hit the ball out of the park each at bat. Whatever the case, he better start hitting soon.

-I am a little concerned about Kelly Johnson right now. Maybe he is in a slump or maybe his impressive 2nd half of April was a fluke. Obviously he wasn't going to bat .350 with an OBP of .450 all season, I just didn't expect this much of a drop off. His batting average has dropped to .280. His walks have also decreased a lot.

-Edgar Renteria continues to impress this season by hitting 2 homeruns tonight.

-Willie Harris has shown no signs of slowing down. I like this guy.

The Braves will continue the series tomorrow. Kyle Davies vs Levale Speigner. I really can't guess the outcome here. Davies could blow up tomorrow and have another bad outing. The Braves could get shut out by Speigner (what they seem to do against unfamiliar pitchers). Or the complete opposite could happen; Davies continues his little streak of good outings and the Braves mash Speigner.