Braves Improve to 12-1 on the Season

The Atlanta Braves defeated the Kansas City Royals 6-3 on Tuesday night as the Braves improve to 12-1 on the season, not to mention they are now on a 10 game winning streak.

In tonight's win over the Royals,  five of the six  Braves runs came off of home runs. Juan Fransisco got the party started with a solo shot in the Bottom of the 2nd. The Braves then were down 2-1 going into the Bottom of the 7th as Juan Fransisco homered again to tie the game at 2, his third of the season. Atlanta then put four runs across the plate in the Bottom of the 8th inning, as Jayson Heyward, Dan Uggla, and Justin Upton all homered in the 8th. Justin Upton hit his 8th home run of the season in the 8th inning last night as the Braves offense continues to soar, defeated the Royals tonight 6-3.

So, just how good is this Braves team? The offense was the story tonight with 5 home runs but so far this season it has been the pitching, Atlanta leads the league in ERA, WHIP, and BAA. Atlanta is currently 11th in quality starts. Tim Hudson, his 14th year in the MLB is 2-0 with 2.50 ERA. Their hitting hasn't been all that bad either as they are 8th in the league in runs, 14th in batting average, 10th in on base percentage, and 6th in slugging percentage.

Justin Upton is on a tear so far this season as he is batting .340 with 8 home runs and 12 RBIs. But what about the rookie catcher Evan Gattis off to the surprising start with 4 home runs and 10 RBIs? This just goes to show that there is now way around this Braves starting lineup or rotation.

Don't look now but the Atlanta Braves already have a 4 and a half game lead in the NL East over a pretty good Washington Nationals team and an improved New York Mets club.