Braves 3, Mets 1
John Smoltz gave up just two hits over five shutout innings on Sunday. (John Bazemore/AP)
By Mark Bowman / MLB.com
John Smoltz pitched five scoreless innings in his 2008 season debut, striking out six and allowing just two hits and two walks. Mark Teixeira ripped his second homer of the season in the eighth and made a great defensive play to end the game.
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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 3, NY Mets 1
Today's Boxes 4/6/08
NYY 2, TB 0
TOR 7, BOS 4
PIT 9, FLA 2
CIN 8, PHI 2
BAL 3, SEA 2
MIL 7, SF 0
KC 3, MIN 1
STL 3, WSH 0
CHC 3, HOU 2
ARI 5, COL 2
TEX 10, LAA 4
CLE 2, OAK 1
LAD 3, SD 2
CWS 13, DET 2
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Standings thru 4/6/08 | Recap: NYM | ATL | Gameday | Mets stats | Braves stats
NY Mets AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Reyes , SS4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .238
Castillo , 2B4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .190
Wright , 3B2 1 0 0 2 2 1 .316
Beltran , CF3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .368
Delgado , 1B4 0 2 0 0 1 3 .350
Church , RF4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .381
Pagan , LF3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .313
Schneider , C4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .333
Santana , P2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200
a-Anderson , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200
Heilman , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 31 1 5 1 4 9 15
BATTING 2B : Santana (1, Smoltz).TB : Delgado 2; Church; Schneider; Santana 2.RBI : Church (5).2-out RBI : Church.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Delgado; Wright; Pagan; Castillo; Schneider.Team LOB : 7.BASERUNNING SB : Anderson (1, 2nd base off Moylan/McCann).FIELDING DP : (Castillo-Reyes-Delgado).
Atlanta AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Johnson , 2B4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .364
Escobar , SS4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .304
Jones, C , 3B3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .423
Teixeira , 1B4 1 1 2 0 0 0 .192
Francoeur , RF4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333
Diaz , LF3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .320
McCann , C3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .300
Kotsay , CF3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .292
Smoltz , P0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Gotay , PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250
Boyer , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ohman , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Pena , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250
Moylan , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Soriano , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 30 3 8 3 1 4 8
BATTING 2B : Kotsay (2, Santana), Escobar (1, Santana), Francoeur (2, Santana), McCann (2, Santana).HR : Teixeira (2, 8th inning off Heilman, 1 on, 2 out).TB : Johnson; Escobar 2; Teixeira 4; Francoeur 2; Diaz 2; McCann 2; Kotsay 2.RBI : Escobar (7), Teixeira 2 (5).2-out RBI : Escobar; Teixeira 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : McCann; Jones, C; Pena.S : Smoltz.GIDP : McCann.Team LOB : 5.BASERUNNING SB : Diaz (1, 2nd base off Santana/Schneider).FIELDING Outfield assists : Kotsay (Delgado at 1st base).DP : (Kotsay-Teixeira).
NY Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Santana (L, 1-1)7.0 7 1 1 0 3 0 1.93
Heilman 1.0 1 2 2 1 1 1 4.50
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Smoltz (W, 1-0)5.0 2 0 0 2 6 0 0.00
Boyer (H, 1)1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5.40
Ohman (H, 2)1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Moylan (H, 3)1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.25
Soriano (S, 1)1.0 1 1 1 2 1 0 2.25
Pitches-strikes : Santana 91-60, Heilman 20-10, Smoltz 78-51, Boyer 15-9, Ohman 18-12, Moylan 7-6, Soriano 24-11.Ground outs-fly outs : Santana 12-6, Heilman 1-1, Smoltz 5-3, Boyer 1-0, Ohman 1-2, Moylan 2-1, Soriano 1-1.Batters faced : Santana 27, Heilman 5, Smoltz 18, Boyer 3, Ohman 4, Moylan 4, Soriano 6.Umpires : HP: Gerry Davis. 1B: Brian Gorman. 2B: Bruce Dreckman. 3B: Sam Holbrook.Weather : 61 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 3 mph, L to R.T : 2:35.Att : 39,414.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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