Hudson, Ankiel, and Home Cooking Lead Braves Past Mets, 4-1
Tim Hudson pitches 6 solid innings and Ankiel gets him all the support he needs with a 2-RBI single as the Braves return to Turner Field (and the win column).
| Final - 8.2.2010 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Mets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Atlanta Braves | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 4 | 11 | 2 |
Stories
Braves 4, Mets 1: Santana Fans Many, Offense Scores Few
The Mets began a crucial three-game series with NL-East-leading Atlanta on Monday, dropping the game, 4-1, and falling 7.5 games back in the division.
GameThreads
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NY Mets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Atlanta | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 4 | 11 | 2 |
| New York Mets | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Reyes, SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .280 |
| Angel Pagan, LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .311 |
| Carlos Beltran, CF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .228 |
| David Wright, 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .302 |
| Ike Davis, 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .249 |
| Jeff Francoeur, RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .237 |
| Henry Blanco, C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .264 |
| Chris Carter, PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .253 |
| Alex Cora, 2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .207 |
| Luis Castillo, 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .235 |
| Josh Thole, ph,2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .292 |
| Johan Santana, P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .128 |
| Bobby Parnell, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Mike Hessman, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 |
| Totals | 35 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
Batting
Doubles - Beltran
Stolen Bases - Pagan
Team LOB - 10
Doubles - Beltran
Stolen Bases - Pagan
Team LOB - 10
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johan Santana (L, 8-6) | 7 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 3.20 | 0 | 115-78 |
| Bobby Parnell | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.29 | 0 | 22-15 |
| Atlanta Braves | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omar Infante, 2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .343 |
| Jason Heyward, RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .268 |
| Chipper Jones, 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Matt Diaz, LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .250 |
| Takashi Saito, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Billy Wagner, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Alex Gonzalez, SS | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .241 |
| Troy Glaus, 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .244 |
| Rick Ankiel, CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .286 |
| David Ross, C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .282 |
| Tim Hudson, P | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Diory Hernandez, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Jonny Venters, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Melky Cabrera, LF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .264 |
| Totals | 35 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 13 | |
Batting
Home runs - Jones
Doubles - Diaz 2, Ankiel, Hudson
Team LOB - 9
Fielding
Errors - Hudson
Home runs - Jones
Doubles - Diaz 2, Ankiel, Hudson
Team LOB - 9
Fielding
Errors - Hudson
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Hudson (W, 12-5) | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2.36 | 0 | 107-67 |
| Jonny Venters (, 3-0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.19 | 0 | 20-13 |
| Takashi Saito (, 1-3) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 0 | 19-15 |
| Billy Wagner (S, 5-1; S,25) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.61 | 0 | 11-9 |
GAME NOTES
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Wally Bell, First Base Umpire - John Hirschbeck, Second Base Umpire - James Hoye, Third Base Umpire - Laz Diaz
Duration: 3:00
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Wally Bell, First Base Umpire - John Hirschbeck, Second Base Umpire - James Hoye, Third Base Umpire - Laz Diaz
Duration: 3:00
