Braves 11, Mets 5
Kelly Johnson (right) hit a pinch-hit grand slam on Saturday. (Reuters)
By Mark Bowman / MLB.com
Back-to-back singles by Jeff Francoeur and Matt Diaz gave the Braves an early lead in the third inning and Tim Hudson cruised with the advantage, allowing only three runs through six innings. Kelly Johnson sealed it with a late pinch-hit grand slam.
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Series at a glance:
Fri. 04/04:
PPD
Sat. 04/05:
ATL 11, NYM 5
Sun. 04/06:
ATL 3, NYM 1
Atlanta 11, NY Mets 5
Today's Boxes 4/5/08
CHC 9, HOU 7
MIL 5, SF 4
TB 6, NYY 3
TOR 10, BOS 2
CIN 4, PHI 3
STL 5, WSH 4
MIN 6, KC 4
CWS 5, DET 3
SD 4, LAD 1
OAK 6, CLE 1
BAL 6, SEA 4
FLA 7, PIT 3
ARI 7, COL 2
LAA 2, TEX 1
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Standings thru 4/5/08 | Recap: NYM | ATL | Gameday | Mets stats | Braves stats
NY Mets AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Reyes , SS5 0 1 1 0 1 2 .294
Castillo , 2B5 0 0 1 0 1 4 .235
Wright , 3B4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .353
Beltran , CF4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .438
Delgado , 1B4 2 2 1 0 1 1 .313
Church , RF4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .412
Pagan , LF3 1 1 2 0 0 2 .385
Schneider , C4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .357
Maine , P1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
a-Clark , PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Smith , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Schoeneweis , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Chavez , PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333
Sosa , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Figueroa , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-Anderson , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Totals 36 5 10 5 0 5 18
BATTING 2B : Beltran (6, Ring), Delgado (1, Ring).TB : Reyes; Beltran 3; Delgado 3; Church 2; Pagan; Schneider; Chavez.RBI : Pagan 2 (6), Reyes (5), Castillo (1), Delgado (2).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Wright 4; Pagan.SF : Pagan.Team LOB : 6.FIELDING Outfield assists : Church (Kotsay at 2nd base).
Atlanta AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Escobar , SS3 1 0 0 1 2 1 .316
Kotsay , CF5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .286
Jones, C , 3B5 1 3 0 0 0 0 .478
Teixeira , 1B3 2 2 1 2 1 0 .182
McCann , C3 2 1 1 1 0 4 .294
Francoeur , RF5 1 3 3 0 1 2 .348
Diaz , LF5 0 1 1 0 2 3 .273
Prado , 2B3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .286
Hudson , P2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000
a-Gotay , PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333
Moylan , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Johnson , PH 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 .429
Ring , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Soriano , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 36 11 15 11 5 8 14
BATTING 2B : McCann (1, Sosa), Francoeur (1, Figueroa).HR : Johnson (1, 7th inning off Sosa, 3 on, 2 out).TB : Kotsay 2; Jones, C 3; Teixeira 2; McCann 2; Francoeur 4; Diaz; Prado; Gotay; Johnson 4.RBI : McCann (4), Francoeur 3 (4), Diaz (5), Teixeira (3), Kotsay (1), Johnson 4 (4).2-out RBI : Francoeur 3; Diaz; Teixeira; Johnson 4.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Francoeur; Escobar; Prado; McCann; Diaz.S : Escobar.SF : McCann.Team LOB : 8.BASERUNNING SB : Prado (1, 2nd base off Maine/Schneider).
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Hudson (W, 1-0)6.0 6 3 3 0 4 0 3.46
Moylan (H, 2)1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.00
Ring 1.0 2 2 2 0 0 0 9.00
Soriano 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
HBP : Clark (by Hudson).Pitches-strikes : Maine 96-59, Smith 14-9, Schoeneweis 5-5, Sosa 30-15, Figueroa 20-12, Hudson 104-67, Moylan 15-10, Ring 20-13, Soriano 17-12.Ground outs-fly outs : Maine 1-6, Smith 2-1, Schoeneweis 0-1, Sosa 0-1, Figueroa 2-1, Hudson 13-1, Moylan 2-1, Ring 2-1, Soriano 0-2.Batters faced : Maine 23, Smith 5, Schoeneweis 2, Sosa 7, Figueroa 6, Hudson 25, Moylan 5, Ring 5, Soriano 3.Inherited runners-scored : Schoeneweis 1-1.Umpires : HP: Sam Holbrook. 1B: Gerry Davis. 2B: Brian Gorman. 3B: Bruce Dreckman.Weather : 62 degrees, rain.Wind : 2 mph, Varies.T : 3:27.Att : 36,130.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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