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Braves bounce back
Atlanta Braves pitcher Mike Minor throws against the San Francisco Giants during the second inning of a baseball game in San Francisco on Tuesday, May 13, 2014.Atlanta is fighting through one of those downward slides that hit every baseball team. The cyclacur nature of the marathon of the baseball season requires good teams to manage rocky times.
The Braves were 17-7 a couple of weeks ago, and take away a three-game sweep of the hapless Cubs, well, the Braves had one win in their last 10 against real competition. But with the sweep, and with an impressive outing from Mike Minor last nigh in San Fran, the Braves continue to fight through. Minor got his first win of the season by throwing 6.2 scoreless innings in a 5-0 win over the Giants.
The good: Minor was special, allowing just five base runners. The bullpen continues to toss doughnuts as three relievers completed the shutout. The bats generated five runs on nine hits, including a couple of two-out RBIs – the team’s overwhelming Achilles’ Heel – by Stinky Upton and Andrelton Simmons.