We're past game 25, so here are a few random notes on the home team (stats as of May 6):
- Rookie Jordan Schafer is the NL's strikeout leader (38!), yet the Braves are tied for 5rd lowest team strikeout total (166). I find this very promising for the remainder of the season.
- The Braves are batting par for the league, at .256.
- Last month, I left a post on Rowland's Office, to the effect of "Peter Moylan will be alright, once fully recovered from surgery. Blaine Boyer should be alright, if we don't run him out of town first." Well, Moylan is starting to rack up scoreless innings, and we traded Boyer to the Cardinals, where he's...racking up scoreless innings.
- Jeff Francoeur is back, and he's anchoring the lineup, .282 and a team-leading 17 RBI.
- Garret Anderson is in the lineup again, here's hoping for a good season.
- It seems the leaden horseshoe is still in play: In 6 starts, Jair Jurrjens has a 1.89 ERA and a 2-2 record.
- The Kudzu offense has returned: 9 team stolen base attempts in 27 games, by far the lowest total in the NL. We're second in the league with 24 ground-ball double plays.
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