Atlanta's offense had eight hits in the game. Andrelton Simmons, Dan Uggla and Evan Gattis all led the Braves with two hits and each of them hit a home run. Simmons hit a two-run homer for his eleventh of the year, Uggla hit a three-run shot which was his 20th and Gattis hit a solo homer for his fifteenth. Justin Upton added a hit and an RBI, Chris Johnson also added a hit and scored a run in the victory.
Tim Hudson started the game and had a great night going until the middle of the eighth inning when things went from good to bad in the blink of an eye. Hudson had his ankle stepped on at first base by the Mets' Eric Young Jr. It was learned after the game that Hudson broke his ankle on the play and will now be out the rest of the year, a big blow to the Braves' starting rotation. He finished the night pitching seven and two-thirds innings while giving up two runs on four hits. He also struck out nine batters in the game and picked up the victory moving his record to 8-7. Luis Avilan and Jordan Walden combined to get the final out of the eighth inning before Luis Ayala came in and pitched a scoreless ninth to finish out the game.
Atlanta is now 57-44 on the year and they will finish their series with the Mets tomorrow afternoon at 12:35 in the afternoon. Alex Wood (0-2) will come up and take Paul Maholm's spot in the rotation while Zach Wheeler (3-1) will start for New York.
Tim Hudson reacts as trainers work on his right ankle, which he broke in the Braves' victory on Wednesday night. It will cause Hudson to miss the rest of the year.
Photo Courtesy of the Associated Press
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