Braves Win Suspended Game

The Atlanta Braves and New York Mets completed their game that was suspended on Friday night with the Braves winning 7-5. It was their seventh consecutive victory.
The offense had ten hits over the course of the two days. Dan Uggla had two big hits for the Braves. One was his ninth home run of the year which tied the game at three in the seventh inning. He also drove in the winning run in the tenth with an RBI single. Freddie Freeman also had two hits for the Braves, including a mammoth two-run homer in the first inning, which was his third of the year. Brian McCann led the Braves with three hits, Ramiro Pena added two. Evan Gattis had a pinch hit single that drove in two runs in the eighth to give the Braves a 5-3 lead, it just even furthered his status of becoming one of the game's best pinch hitters this season. B.J. Upton also got an RBI when he laid down a bunt that turned into a fielder's choice when Jordan Schafer scored on the play.
Kris Medlen made the start and pitched six innings. He gave up three runs on seven hits, including a home run to the Mets' John Buck. Medlen also struck out nine but he didn't get a decision because the Braves were losing when he left the game. Luis Avilan and Cory Gearrin combined to pitch a scoreless seventh inning. Anthony Varvaro came on in the eighth inning and had a hard time gripping the ball with the heavy rain. He eventually gave up the lead and the game was then suspended. Varvaro pitched the ninth when the game continued and his final line for the game was two innings pitched, and he allowed two runs, one earned, on two hits and stuck out four. He did get the victory and he is now 2-0. Craig Kimbrel pitched the tenth and struggled at first before getting a foul out and a double-play to earn his fifteenth save of the year.
The Braves are now 28-18 on the year, they will play game two of the series 30 minutes after the conclusion of this suspended game. Mike Minor (5-2) will start for the Braves against Dillon Gee (2-5) of the Mets.

Dan Uggla hits his ninth home run of the year on Friday night, he drove in the winning run on Saturday afternoon as the Braves beat the Mets in a suspended game, 7-5.
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