Last night, the Braves ended a 3-game losing streak as Tim Hudson led the team to a win on the mound with a little help from Yunel Escobar at the plate as he hit a solo home run in the 6th to give Hudson the edge in the pitching duel against Matt Chico. Then in the 9th, Peter Moylan closed the game, solidifying the win for Hudson after he had pitched eight scoreless innings only allowing three hits. The Braves then capitalized on the momentum from yesterday and soared to a 10-2 victory against the Nationals this afternoon. Jeff Francoeur drove in seven runs and had two home runs in this afternoon’s game that John Smoltz held the Nationals to one earned run and had five strike outs in six innings. Smoltz moved within 14th of becoming the 16th Major League pitcher to reach the 3,000 strikeout mark. The Braves will now take on the Nationals with Tom Glavine on the mound dueling Tim Redding for the win tomorrow at Nationals Park.
