Minor Powers Braves with Arm, Bat

Mike Minor did it all for the Braves on Saturday evening, as he led them to a 6-0 victory over the New York Mets.
The Braves had eleven hits in the victory. Minor was one of five Braves that had two hits. He had the first hit of the game and then he hit his first Major League home run in the fifth inning, it was a two-run shot that ended up being all the Braves would have needed. Andrelton Simmons, Justin Upton, Freddie Freeman and Chris Johnson all had two hits apiece for the Braves also. Freeman added two RBI's, Upton had one and Jason Heyward added a hit and an RBI.
Minor also had a fantastic day on the mound. He ended up pitching seven and a third innings and only gave up three hits and struck out ten batters. He also picked up the victory and is 6-2 on the year with a 2.47 ERA. David Carpenter finished off the game and gave up three hits and struck out two.
The Braves are now 30-18 on the year and they will finish their three-game series with the Mets on Sunday night at 8:05 p.m. being highlighted on ESPN's Sunday Baseball. Julio Teheran (3-1) will start the game for the Braves against the Mets' Shawn Marcum (0-5).

Mike Minor throws a pitch against the Mets, he picked up the victory and hit his first Major League home run in the 6-0 victory.
Photo Courtesy of the Associated Press