Atlanta Braves Morning Chop: Players of the Year

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Sep 5, 2015; Miami, FL, USA; New York Mets starting pitcher Bartolo Colon (40) throws the ball in the first inning of a game against the Miami Marlins at Marlins Park. Mandatory Credit: Robert Mayer-USA TODAY Sports

42 years, 3 months and 18 days old today. 5’11″/285. Built like a barrel. And Bartolo Colon beat the Braves last night. Again. This guy is uncanny: 218-152 lifetime record in his 17th major league season.

This season alone, he’s beaten Atlanta 4-3, 6-3, 5-3, and now 7-2. He owns the NL East in 2015 with a 13-1 record against the division (he’s 14-11 overall). By the way, if you’re thinking ahead to playoff matchups, since 2012 started, he’s 3-2 vs. St. Louis (0-2 this year), 1-1 vs. the Dodgers, 2-1 vs. Pittsburgh.

Go figure.

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In the meantime, the Mets beat us up with the players that we gave them: Juan Uribe (3 for 4 plus a HBP), 3 RBI, run scored), Kelly Johnson (2-4, run scored), and Eric Young Jr. (Pinch-runner, scored a run). They plus catcher Kevin Plawecki constituted the unlikely attack last night.

It wasn’t Yoenis Cespedes (0-4), nor David Wright (did not play), nor new arrival Michael Conforto (0-4).

Shelby Miller gave up 3 earned over 5 runs and then watched the bullpen hand out party favors for the rest of the night – only Andrew McKirahan got away unscathed… which it actually surprising. 6 walks certainly didn’t help at all, though, as it continued to create opportunities for the Mets.

The Braves did collect 8 hits (three from Andrelton Simmons) with a pair of walks, but aside from a triple by Jace Peterson, the “big hit” didn’t really materialize, as Colon limited the Braves to ‘warning track power’ while going deep into the 7th inning.

Enough said… Here’s your box score… or at least it should be once posted by baseball-reference.com:

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