Braves Take 1st Game of Mets Series

The Braves continued to show their dominance over the pesky Mets after beating them 7-3 tonight. The Braves finally handled Oliver Perez and showed him hes nothing special after all.

-Buddy Carlyle, perhaps the least appreciated pitcher on the Braves, is now 7-3. He went 5 innings and allowed 3 runs. I would of liked it if he could have gone at least one more inning.

-Yunel Escobar has been doing a good job at filling in for the injured Renteria. Yunel contributed with an rbi and going 2-5.

-Jeff Francoeur is the hottest hitter on the team now. He has adjusted his batting stance and has thrived since. Francoeur went 4-5 with a home run and 3 rbi.

-The Braves bullpen deserves props for pitching 4 solid innings and allowing no runs. I would like to see them get a little more rest. Hopefully John Smoltz can go at least 7 innings tomorrow.

-Martin Prado was called up, I really can't figure out why. I don't think he is much of a contributor and rather a waste of a roster spot. Don't expect him to be hanging out with the big league club for very long.

I would also like to congratulate Tom Glavine on his 300th victory, although I would have liked to see him do it in a Braves uniform.

John Smoltz will be on the mound tomorrow vs Orlando Hernandez. Hernadez is due for a bad outing and Smoltz will look to rebound from his last start.