"Before we consider tonight's Derek Lowe vs. Javier Vazquez matchup and how every trend imaginable says the Braves have no chance – and therefore probably have a pretty good one – let's look back at last night.

Rather, let's look at what got overshadowed last night by Randall Delgado's first big-league win and four perfect relief innings from Cristhian Martinez and Anthony Varvaro to complete a five-hit shutout in something close to a must-win situation for the Braves.

What got reduced to a footnote was Freddie Freeman's 20th home run, which made him the first Braves rookie to hit 20 or more homers in a season since some cocky young cat named Larry Jones Jr. did it in 1995."