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May 21, 2008

Braves Take Doubleheader From Mets

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Against his former team, Tom Glavine was solid in his performance on the mound leading the Braves to a 6-1 victory versus the Mets.  Glavine retired 17 straight at one time during his six inning outing.  At the plate, Brian McCann hit a home run and had three RBIs, while Mark Teixeira had his first three-hit game of the season.  Chipper Jones went 1 for 4 with with a walk resulting in his batting average falling to .406.  Luis Castillo had the only run for the Mets with a solo homer in the First with one out off Glavine.  Glavine recorded his second win of the season after starting the season struggling for a win.  In the second game of the doubleheader, Jorge Campillo in just his second career start earned the win going six innings allowing three hits and striking out seven.  The rookie showed veteran qualities in his performance of 54 strikes on 78 pitches, thus giving the boost the Braves needed to win the game 6-2.  At the plate, Chipper Jones hit 2 for 4 with an RBI single in the first.  Mark Kotsay hit his fourth homer of the season in the Eighth with one on and one out.   Yunel Escobar went 5 for 9 in the doubleheader.  The doubleheader victories marked the first doubleheader sweep for Atlanta since 2005.  Tonight, the Braves will look to take on the Mets with Jair Jurrjens (4-3) on the mound for the start against Mike Pelfrey (2-4). 

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