Jair Jurrjens was aided by Kelly Johnson’s bat at Shea Stadium as the pitcher got his first win on the road. Johnson drove in four runs and two of those came off a home run following an RBI single by Mark Teixeira that gave the Braves an early lead they would not surrender. Atlanta won 6-3 over New York but Jurrjens kept things interesting. In six innings, Jurrjens was solid in five, but in the other he gave up three runs and walked four batters in 24 pitches alongside non-verbally contesting the home plate umpire. Upon a 3-2 pitch called a ball by the home plate umpire, Tim McClelland, Jurrjens threw his arms open toward the plate, which then led McClelland to begin walking towards the mound. Manager Bobby Cox was not too thrilled about this move and met McClelland on the field, where Cox soon added another tally to his career record of ejections, 136. However, instead of showing the inexperience of his youth, Jurrjens turned it around like a veteran after the disastrous Third, and retired all of the last ten batters he faced. After a good showing from the rookie of the team, the Braves hope to continue their momentum with Tim Hudson on the mound against John Maine in the second game of the series.
