I must apologize. I think I have gotten more wins percentage wise to recap than the current 43.8 winning percentage would suggest. But despite all, what happens is seemingly always a one run game. As of this morning, we are 15 and 28 in those very one run games. But this time, we got to the mountain top, and have seen the promised land.

I am relatively sure the circumstances of my birth don’t classify me as a bastard. Sometimes, I am pretentious, but not often. However, as a natural part of my ingrained personality as an Enneagram Type 5, I do frequently see evidence of our alleged annoying trait, “intellectual arrogance.”

First, the most notable item is a tip of the hat to Bryce Elder. He got a “QS”, not an “EQS.” And, “slightly above” a “minimum Quality Start” because he delivered an extra inning. 6 strikeouts and 2 walks. But, for most of this year either (a) the offense would be putrid or (b) at least one guy in the bullpen would be “episodic.” Some offense, no “episodes,” and that equals one W (a seldom seen letter). Then we got 2 of the better pitchers to finish it. Dylan Lee and Raisel Iglesias (with nary a ball in his inning of 7 pitches) had non scoring innings, so we didn’t mess up sub part (b), preceding.

Well, what about the offense? As the catcher Gus said to Billy Chapel, “tonight we don’t suck.” The Braves offense took that to heart. No sub part (a) failure. Mets went up, then Braves tied. Later, Braves went up. Mets went up one. Braves got back 2 in the 8th inning that made the difference. Hitting stars were the deservedly frequently maligned Ozzie Albies and Michael Harris, II. Ozzie had 7 total bases and was a triple short of the cycle. Harris and his 3 hits got him up to the magical number of .250 for his seasonal batting average. Overall, 9 hits and 2 walks. If you put 11 on safely, maybe a few will score (well, we know by the course of this season that frequently that DOES NOT happen).

And that amazing performance earned the Braves a trip to Cleveland. Thankfully, it isn’t January.