The Atlanta Braves lost on Monday to the New York Mets, 7-4. Mike Minor got roughed up again and his spring ERA rose to 6.26.
The Braves' offense had nine hits while scoring their four runs. Jason Heyward led the Braves with two hits, one of them was his fourth home run of the spring. He and Justin Upton hit back-to-back home runs in the seventh inning. The home run was Upton's sixth of the spring. Juan Francisco and Evan Gattis drove in the other two runs for the Braves. Freddie Freeman, B.J. Upton, Jordan Schafer and Chris Johnson all added hits for Atlanta too.
For the pitching, Minor threw five innings and gave up five runs and six hits, including three home runs. He suffered the loss and is now 2-1 on the spring. Craig Kimbrel pitched again and this time he had a much better outing, he struck out a batter in a scoreless eighth. Anthony Varvaro and Adam Russell both pitched and each gave up a run on two hits in their innings of work.
The Braves are now 18-14 on the spring. They will play again tomorrow at 1:05 p.m. against the Detroit Tigers. Tim Hudson is expected to make his final start before he pitches on Opening Day. Also, the Braves announced they sent Blake DeWitt, Jordan Parraz and Joey Terdoslavich to minor league camp. Christian Bethancourt was also sent to Double-A Mississippi, meaning Evan Gattis or Matt Pagnozzi will back up Gerald Laird at catcher until Brian McCann is healthy again.
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