Travis P. Brown

Last night I went to a Braves game. But it wasn’t just any game. First of all, it was Braves vs. Mets. The Mets are our biggest rivals and we will be battling them all season for the NL East crown. On top of that, it was Smoltz vs. Glavine. This is actually the second time I’ve got to see this match-up this year, but seeing these two guys pitch is always a treat. Finally, and this was the most exciting part, Smoltz was going for his 200th career win. The game couldn’t have played out any better. The pitching on both sides was great, but just a little better on our side. Through 7 innings of work, Smoltz held the Mets scoreless. But that’s not to say there wasn’t any effort by the Mets, Smoltzy gave up 7 hits, but the Mets still had nothing to show for it. Kelly Johnson scored on a sac-fly in the first and Matt Diaz (barely) homered in the second. It was the only runs the braves could get, but with the continued efforts of Soriana and Wickman, it was enough.

When the final out was recorded, Smoltz had his 200th win. He is one of 106 pitchers to reach 200 wins and the only pitcher in history to attain 200 wins and 150 saves. Another interesting note, the Braves organization is now only the second team to have 5 pitchers with over 200 wins. Those pitchers are Warren Spahn, Kid Nichols, Phil Niekro, John Smoltz and ironically Tom Glavine.

If you’d like to know more about how the game went down, here is the ESPN clip video. And if you click the thumbnails below, I have scanned in my box score for both teams from the game.

ATL Braves Boxscore 5/24

NY Mets Boxscore 5/24