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ATLANTA —Mike Minor wasnt sure if he will have another turn in the rotation,
so he wanted to end the regular season impressively. Michael Oher Jersey . Minor pitched 6 1-3
sharp innings to win his fifth straight decision, Martin Prado and Jason Heyward
each had an RBI and the Atlanta Braves beat the New York Mets 2-0 on Saturday
night. “I had a lot of nerves tonight,” he said. “I dont think it was because of
the crowd. It was like, OK, this could possibly be my last start. I dont know if
Ill start again. I might come out of the bullpen, where ever they need me.”
Chipper Jones, who played his next-to-last regular-season game at Turner Field,
was hitless in four at-bats. Craig Kimbrel earned his 41st save of in 44 chances
with a scoreless but shaky ninth. The Braves have won six of seven and 11 of 15,
but they are four games behind Washington in the National League East with four
games to play. Washington beat St. Louis 6-4 in 10 innings on Saturday night.
One more Washington victory or Atlanta loss will eliminate the Braves from the
division race and they will host a wild-card playoff game next Friday. “Tonight
was a good team win because we had a lot of guys come out of the bullpen, Martin
had a couple big hits, we played some defence,” Minor said. “We got the win
tonight and also Im not even anymore. Ive got a winning record.” In the ninth,
leadoff batter Ruben Tejada reached against Kimbrel on second baseman Dan Ugglas
fielding error and advanced to second on a wild pitch before pinch-hitter
Daniel Murphy flew out. Kimbrel, one of the majors hardest throwers, hit
David Wright in the groin area. The ball ricocheted off Wright and hit
home-plate umpire Paul Nauert in the mask. Trainers had to tend to both Wright
and Nauert, who both stayed in the game. Kimbrel settled down to strike out
pinch-hitter Ike Davis and Lucas Duda to end it. Wright, who confirmed that an
88 mph slider hit him in a sensitive spot, was glad Kimbrel didnt throw his
fastball, which hit 100 mph two pitches earlier. “Im lucky that he hit me with a
slider,” Wright said. “A fastball wouldve been a different story, obviously. Now
I know what those catchers have to go through on a regular basis. Ive got a
little more respect for them now.” Minor (11-10) allowed three hits, no walks
and struck out four, leaving after Wrights double in the seventh. Chad Durbin
got the second out of the inning on Scott Hairstons flyout. Luis Avilan balked
on his first pitch to Duda, advancing Wright to third, before Duda struck out.
Prado leads the NL and ranks second in the majors with 60 multi-hit games.
Atlanta went ahead 1-0 in the first when Prado hit a one-out double, advanced to
third on a wild pitch and scored on Jason Heywards RBI groundout. In the third,
Andrelton Simmons lined a leadoff single to left, moved to second on Minors
sacrifice bunt, and scored on Prados two-out RBI double off the wall in
left-centre. Minor, who allowed just two singles through six innings, improved
to 4-0 with a 0.87 ERA over his last four starts, a span of 31 innings. The
left-hander is 5-0 in his last seven starts. In six career starts against the
Mets, Minor is 3-1 and with a 6.03 ERA over 31 1-3 innings. “I think the turning
point of his season was the game against the Yankees at home,” Braves catcher
Brian McCann said. “He came out and attacked them and trusted his stuff. I think
once he got through the Yankees and showed himself he can do that, he can get
through anything.” Chris Young (4-9) gave up seven hits, two runs and one walk
with six strikeouts in six innings. The Mets have scored just four runs in his
last four starts. “In his last two starts, his velocity climbed,” New York
manager Terry Collins said. “It was up 3 to 4 mph, which I was very impressed
with. He gets himself ready to pitch as well as anyone Ive been around. Makes
mistakes once and while but for the most part, he executes his pitches.”
Jonny Venters allowed two singles in a scoreless eighth for Atlanta.
Elvin Ramirez pitched a scoreless seventh and Ramon Ramirez did the same in the
eighth for New York, which has 85 losses, the same number as last season.
Kimbrel lowered his ERA to 1.02 and has 113 strikeouts in 61 1-3 innings. “That
quality of arm, you wont see many like that, and that arm angle he throws from
is very, very deceptive,” Collins said. “Its very hard to pick up. He throws
both of his pitches for strikes. And when its (letters high), theres not many
guys that can get on top of that pitch. Theres no doubt hes one of the best in
the league.” Notes: Jones has gone hitless with three walks in his last 13
at-bats. ... Manager Fredi Gonzalez said the Braves will have three starting
pitchers (RHP Kris Medlen, Tim Hudson and either LHPs Minor or Paul Maholm) with
seven relievers and three catchers on the 25-man roster if they host a wild-card
game. ... Gonzalez said Venters pitched the eighth because LHP Eric OFlaherty
has a stiff back and wasnt available. ...SS Simmons ran into centre field to
make a diving catch to rob Wright of a single in the fourth. ... Braves CF
Michael Bourn missed his sixth straight game with a sprained left thumb. ...
Atlanta will try to win Medlens 23rd straight start on Sunday. Medlen (9-1) will
pitch opposite RHP Jenrry Mejia (1-1). ... Mets manager Terry Collins said
before the game that Wright will get Sunday off. ... Prados double was his 41st,
fifth-most in the NL. ... Avilan has allowed just four earned runs over his last
25 appearances. Terrell Suggs Jersey . Ryan Zimmerman homered
twice and drove in three runs, and Danny Espinosa and Roger Bernadina each had
three hits and two RBIs as the Nationals beat the Braves 9-2 Sunday in the
finale of the series between the top two teams in the NL East. Ray
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million contract with unrestricted free agent forward George Parros on Sunday.
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pitched into the eighth inning, and Hanley Ramirez went deep, too, leading the
Miami Marlins to a 5-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on
Sunday.INDIANAPOLIS—IndyCar rookie Josef Newgarden had surgery on his finger
Tuesday and will miss this weekends race at Baltimore. Newgarden will be
replaced in Sundays race by Bruno Junqueira, who has run just seven laps in
IndyCar since 2008. Newgarden broke his left index finger in a frightening crash
with Sebastien Bourdais in Sundays race at Sonoma. Newgarden and Bourdais were
racing for position when Bourdais went wide on the course. Apparently struggling
to turn the car, Bourdais then ran into Newgarden and both cars went off course.
Newgarden slammed hard into a wall of tires. “Im really disappointed to not be
in the car this weekend but I know Bruno will do a great job for SFHR,”
Newgarden said. “Ill be in Baltimore helping Bruno and the team in any way I can
and focusing on healing for Fontana.” Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing hopes to have
Newgarden back for the Sept. 15 season finale at Fontana. The team turned to
Junqueira, who ran 16 of 18 IndyCar races in 2008. Junqueira has 21 career
starts in IndyCar, but ran 101 races in CART. He has eight career victories annd
finished second in the CART championship three times. Ray
Rice Jersey. “It is lucky that we were able to call on Bruno for
this weekends race,” team co-owner Sarah Fisher said. “He has had great results
prior to climbing into the No. 67 car, and I hope we can give him the right
platform to bring home a solid finish this weekend in Baltimore. I know Josef is
disappointed in the circumstances, as we all are, but this team is being built
around him and his seat will be ready for him when hes ready. We look forward to
a healthy and speedy recovery for Josef.” Junqueira is running full-time in the
American Le Mans Series and won at Mosport Park in Canada. Hell be running both
the ALMS race on Saturday for Rocketsports Racing and the IndyCar race on Sunday
at Baltimore. “I am very happy to be back in IndyCar with SFHR for the Baltimore
race weekend,” Junqueira said. “Sarahs team is very organized and has been fast
all season. They have done a great job with Josef and I hope to give them a good
race weekend in Baltimore while Josef is healing.” ’ ’ ’
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