A great outing from Sean Newcomb and a late-game power surge from the bats allowed the Braves to pick up a comfortable 7-0 win against the Mets and slide into first place here in the beginning of May.
As I pointed out in the preview for tonight’s game, if Sean Newcomb was able to avoid handing out walks at a high rate, then there was a strong chance that we were going to have a pitcher’s duel this evening. Sure enough, Newcomb was on top of his game tonight and truly had the good stuff going.