Smoltz pitches good game (May 5th)

Smolts heats up when the weather does, he pitched a good game as he threw 7 scoreless innings agianst the LA Dodgers. He struck out former Braves player and top prospect Wilson Betemit 3 times. Mike Gonzalez and Rafael Soriano pitched the last two innings to complete a shutout for a win. The final was 4-0.

Since being called up from the minors to fill in for Ryan Langerhans (traded), Willie Harris is batting .455. He is already an improvement. Even though it's pretty small sample size, this is better than Langerhans batting .081 during the same span. Harris is also decent in the outfield. He looks to have good range, he saved a potential bases loaded hit by making a nice catch in full stride.

Tonight will be Derek Lowe vs. Tim Hudson. I predict the Braves come away with the win. Hudson is still pitching strong, and the Dodgers offense isn't very legit.