ATLANTA -- When the Braves responded to an eight-run deficit by tallying six runs in the fifth inning on Friday night, they showed some of the same resiliency that has enabled them to finally have some fun over the past week. But their one flash of offensive production was not enough to erase the damage Aaron Blair incurred during an 8-6 loss to the Mets.
"They just kept battling in the six-run inning," Braves manager Brian Snitker said. "Guys were banging the ball around and didn't get down, which would have been easy to do.