We’re still looking for a couple of mailbag questions for Friday. Let’s get to it. From the “7-Up Stinks Studios,” here we go…
Atlanta Braves outfielders Jordan Schafer, left, and Jason Heyward share congratulations after the team beat the Seattle Mariners in a baseball game Monday, June 27, 2011, in Seattle. The Braves won 3-1. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)Braves working late
The Atlanta Braves are putting the finishing touches on their final West Coast swing. This is good news on two fronts: first, it’s tough to make it to the end of those 10 p.m. starts that finish around 1 a.m.; second, it’s impossible more times than not to get those results in the TFP. So it goes.
That said, by now you’re probably aware that the Braves settled into what has become an almost predictable result: Great pitching, two big hits (homers by Brian McCann and Freddie Freeman), zero from Dan Uggla (0-for-4) and heading to the hotel with a tight 3-1 win.
That’s right, your Atlanta Braves got all of five hits and won. They have exactly one healthy everyday player (McCann) hitting better than .270 and three (McCann, Freeman and Chipper Jones) hitting better than .250 and they’re 10 games over .500.