After a Friday night game postponed due to rain until a double-header in a future series, the Braves came away from the weekend with wins in both Saturday night’s game and this afternoon’s game against the Mets. On Saturday, the Braves won 11-5 as Tim Hudson got his first win of the season. Both Chipper Jones and Jeff Francoeur had 3-hit days, but the big insurance hit came in the 7th when Kelly Johnson came off the bench to pinch hit and hit a 2-out grand slam. It was Johnson’s second career grand slam. After gaining momentum on Saturday, the Braves came into today’s game ready for action, and John Smoltz led the team to his first win this season against the Mets’ Johan Santana. In five innings, Smoltz gave up 2 hits and 2 walks with 6 strike outs. With one on and two out Mark Teixeira hit a 2-run homer in the 8th inning to give the Braves a 3-0 lead going into the 9th, where they gave up one run to the Mets. The final score was 3-1, so with a second win in a two-game series against the Mets, the Braves now travel to Colorado to start a four-game series against the Rockies tomorrow night at Coors Field.
