Atlanta Braves 6, New York Mets 3

Bobby Cox became just the 9th manager in MLB history to win 2,000 games in his career as the Braves took 2 out of 3 from the Mets. Russ Ortiz (15-9) rebounded from his slump with 7 decent innings and he won his 15th game of the season.

Ortiz allowed 2 runs in the first, but held the Mets in check after that pretty much. They did threaten to score, but Ortiz was able to pitch around it. He pitched 7 innings, allowing the 2 runs on 6 hits, 3 walks, but just 2 strikeouts. Antonio Alfonseca pitched the 8th inning but gave up a run, but John Smoltz was able to come on and pick up his 43rd save.

After spotting the Mets the 2-0 lead in the top of the first, the Braves picked up a single run in the bottom of the inning, tied the game in the 4th, and scored 4 runs in the 7th to take the 6-2 lead. The Mets scored a single run in the 8th off of Alfonseca, but couldn't rally.

Hitting Stars: Marcus Giles was 2 for 4 with 2 RBI. Adam LaRoche was 1 for 2, walked, and hit his 12 home run of the season. LaRoche had really done well as of late.