With a little more help from his defense, David Hale could have dominated. Instead, the Atlanta Braves fumbled away a chance for a road sweep against an NL East rival.
The Gwinnett Braves continued to pound away on the Charlotte Knights on Sunday, scoring eight runs on 13 hits to claim an 8-4 victory at Coolray Field.
Jordan Walden got the final out with the bases loaded after Atlanta manager Fredi Gonzalez pulled star closer Craig Kimbrel, and the Braves held off the New York Mets 7-5 Saturday night.
Jeff Teague scored a playoff career-high 28 points and Paul Millsap added 25 as eighth-seeded Atlanta rolled past top-seeded Indiana 101-93 on Saturday night, taking a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven series.
CHARLOTTE, NC - If things continue to play out the way they have so far through the first two months of the NASCAR Nationwide Series season, Dale Earnhardt, Jr. will be one happy owner come November.