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(Almost) Gant Touch This: Pitching Mows Down Mets, 5-1

Some vindication for John Gant as he largely breezed through a good team's lineup en route to his first career win, while the Braves made the most of their scoring chances.

John Gant was drafted by the Mets in June 2011. Five years later, he shut down their lineup at Citi Field, earning his first career win and effective start in the process. In so doing, he offered yet another glimmer of hope for the Braves in a relative downer of a season, and perhaps reinforced the idea that he would be best served through being used as a consistent starter rather than a human yo-yo or perennial roster filler.