The Atlanta Braves completed a double header sweep of the New York Mets on Tuesday with a 6-2 win in the second game. That was coming off a 6-1 win in the first game of the double header.
This time it was Jorge Campillo who shut down the Mets as he tossed seven innings to pick up the win and improve to 1-0 on the season. Campillo only gave up three hits while striking out seven batters.
Jeff Bennett pitched a scoress seventh inning before Blaine Boyer came in and gave up two runs while only recording two outs in the eighth inning. That is when Manny Acosta came in to get the last four outs of the game and pick up his third save of the season.
At the plate for the Braves, Mark Kotsay had a two run home run in the eighth inning. Other then those two runs, the four other Braves runs all came within the first three innings of the game. Chipper Jones had a rbi double in the first inning to get the Braves on the board. Mark Teixeira then had a rbi single third inning before Kelly Johnson had a two run double.
Good day for the Braves as the win both games and improve their record to 24-21. Braves Blog
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