How Bout Them Braves! (with a Phillies side note)

Braves defeat Diamondbacks 4-3!

Fitting my first post would be about the Braves, but I figure why not cash in on this current luck before...well you know how it's been going over the past several years. Currently, the Braves are sporting a 7-2 record since their 2-game trip to Florida and one game above .500 (18-17).

Things simply seem to be clicking: overcoming some bad pitching here and there (and by bad pitching I really mean JoJo Reyes and a sometime-y pen), hitting well with runners in scoring position (Gracias Yunel! You come through once again with a game-ending sac fly bringing in little Jordan Schafer who managed to strike out only once tonight), getting good bench contribution (Infante), and looking healthy (McCann, Chipper for the moment).

I'm currently watching (via Yahoo! GameChannel) the Phillies and Washington. Being that the Braves had the most embarrassing record against the Nationals last year, I won't speak too negatively. However, the fact that Jimmy Rollins' batting average is below .200 isn't exactly breaking my heart.

Well, nevermind about the Phillies. But really Washington, when you walk Utley, Howard, and Worth to fill the bases bringing Ibanez of ALL people to the plate (seriously, the man is batting .352 for crying out loud. Senasational pickup!), what do you expect?

And down the Nationals go (surprise, surprise). Phillies win 10-6. Yay? Well, at least Florida took a fall tonight to the Dodgers 4-6. Talk about a team taking a plunge! 2-8 in the last 10 and lost 5 in a row...ouch.