having a blast

The imprint of former Mississippi Braves was all over Atlanta’s 11-3 victory against the New York Mets today at Citi Field. Martin Prado was 3-for-6 with two RBIs, and Jason Heyward and Freddie Freeman contributed a hit apiece in Atlanta’s 17-hit attack, which also included an RBI double by pitcher Kris Medlen. The remarkable Medlen went six innings to improve to 8-1 (7-0, 0.81 as a starter), and Luis Avilan and Cory Gearrin closed it down after a lengthy rain delay. Gearrin, doing a Craig Kimbrel impersonation, struck out the side in the ninth. Of course, the boldest mark left on this game was the work of Brian McCann, who went 4-for-5 with three runs and four RBIs. And he hit his first home run since July 31. It came in the fifth inning against Hattiesburg native Robert Carson, a gas-throwing left-hander. Maybe McCann has broken out of his weeks-long funk. The Braves need his bat.