Game Preview: New York Mets Vs Atlanta Braves (Game 4)
By Editorial Staff
September 2, 2010 – 7:10 PM Peachtree TV
New York Mets (65-68) Vs. Atlanta Braves (78-55)
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What to Watch For: The Braves come into tonight seeking their sixth straight win and a series sweep of the New York Mets. It is no secret that Tim Hudson has been the teams best pitcher this season and will be going for his 16th win of the season. A case could be made that Hudson is the Braves team MVP this season as no one really expected this kind of season coming off of Tommy John surgery. Jason Heyward has been red hot hitting .520 over the last seven days and has raised his season average up to .284. Matt Diaz carries a lifetime .533 batting average into tonight’s game against Mets starter Johan Santana.
| Year | W | L | W-L% | ERA | G | GS | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | WHIP | H/9 | BB/9 | SO/9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 15 | 5 | .750 | 2.24 | 27 | 27 | 184.2 | 144 | 47 | 46 | 11 | 58 | 109 | 1.094 | 7.0 | 2.8 | 5.3 |
| 12 Seasons | 163 | 83 | .663 | 3.38 | 338 | 337 | 2244.1 | 2102 | 921 | 844 | 175 | 690 | 1511 | 1.244 | 8.4 | 2.8 | 6.1 |
Vs.
| Year | W | L | W-L% | ERA | G | GS | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | WHIP | H/9 | BB/9 | SO/9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 10 | 9 | .526 | 3.02 | 28 | 28 | 194.0 | 176 | 66 | 65 | 15 | 54 | 141 | 1.186 | 8.2 | 2.5 | 6.5 |
| 11 Seasons | 132 | 69 | .657 | 3.11 | 338 | 262 | 1903.2 | 1606 | 707 | 657 | 202 | 527 | 1874 | 1.120 | 7.6 | 2.5 | 8.9 |
The Mets against Tim Hudson
| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Beltran | 63 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 8 | .381 | .458 | .619 | 1.077 |
| Jose Reyes | 57 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | .263 | .288 | .351 | .639 |
| David Wright | 49 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | .204 | .291 | .265 | .556 |
| Luis Castillo | 33 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | .242 | .265 | .242 | .507 |
| Angel Pagan | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .583 | 1.083 |
| Henry Blanco | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .125 | .125 | .125 | .250 |
| Ike Davis | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .250 | .500 | .250 | .750 |
| Johan Santana | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Mike Pelfrey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 |
| Oliver Perez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Total | 236 | 65 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 27 | 20 | 24 | .275 | .335 | .377 | .712 |
The Braves against Johan Santana
| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omar Infante | 36 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | .194 | .231 | .194 | .425 |
| Matt Diaz | 30 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .533 | .548 | .733 | 1.282 |
| Brian McCann | 27 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | .259 | .286 | .519 | .804 |
| Martin Prado | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .167 | .167 | .222 | .389 |
| Melky Cabrera | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .200 | .294 | .333 | .627 |
| Nate McLouth | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .133 | .235 | .400 | .635 |
| Alex Gonzalez | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 |
| Rick Ankiel | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .444 | .444 | .667 | 1.111 |
| Derrek Lee | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .333 | .333 | .778 | 1.111 |
| David Ross | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 |
| Jason Heyward | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .167 | .286 | .167 | .452 |
| Eric Hinske | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Tim Hudson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .750 |
| Kenshin Kawakami | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Derek Lowe | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 |
| Brooks Conrad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | |||
| Diory Hernandez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Total | 199 | 50 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 44 | .251 | .292 | .387 | .679 |