Braves 2 Mets 1

A tight, tense game throughout, as old buddies Smoltz and Glavine each spun some of their own particular magic. Smoltz used exceptional control of his fastball, slider, and curve (with the exception of a hanging slider to Wright), while Glavine did his usual outside/in routine, and each found willing foils among the opposing batsmen. You've all seen it hundreds of times, but never before had Smoltz and Glavine opposed each other.

By now, we've grown used to the sight of Glavine in a Mets uniform, so it's no longer a shock to see him pitch against the Braves. But the sight of these two longtime teammates bat against each other is most incongruous. I looked for some mutual acknowledgement between them during these at bats, but none was forthcoming.

Furcal continued his recent great work, reaching base 4 times and playing surpassing defense. Brave-O-Matic seems to recall coming out in favor of a Furcal trade -- that fire is just about out. KJ was utterly mystified against Tommy G, but Francoeur and McCann both showed a willingness to go with the pitch, and each had two hits.

Kolb and Reitsma finished off the win with a scoreless inning apiece -- Reitsma was helped by a DP grounder from Piazza, who failed to duplicate his heroics from the night before. Five years ago, you hated seeing him up in that situation. Not so much anymore.