ATLANTA — There was no glaring from Jose Bautista on Thursday night and no bat flip, either.
Instead, of inciting the Braves as he had done the previous night, the Blue Jays slugger kept his head down and his emotions in check.
Such restraint was instrumental to acquire an early lead and a last-laugh 9-0 Jays win at SunTrust Park.
The result, in an what has been an emotionally charged week, salvaged one win from four meetings with the Braves, and a split of the two played here at the new Atlanta stadium.
It wasn’t as if the Braves didn’t try to get under Bautista’s skin — or at least bruise it — however.