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The Atlanta Braves swept the Milwaukee Brewers tonight giving them a sweep with 4 wins in a row over the Brewers. They also have a 5 games winning streak going into their weekend series with their arch rival Philadelphia Phillies. Atlanta got a 8th inning solo home run by Martin Prada to secure the 2-1 victory. Craig Kimbrel pitched a perfect ninth inning to get his 7th save. He had great movement on his fastball and also was throwing a sinker in the 93 mph range. He looked outstanding.

The Braves go into the series with an 18-15 record 4 1/2 games behind the Phillies who are 21-9. Both Atlanta and Philadelphia are 7-3 in their last 10 games. So both teams are hot right now and this should be a great series. Tim Hudson is expected to start on 3 days rest Sunday after pitching in the doubleheader against Milwaukee on Thursday. He threw 102 pitches in the 1 hit shutout.

The Braves pitching has been really good lately after a little shaky start. Jason Heyward has been in a bit of a slump but he still has 7 HR. Hopefully he can break out of it this weekend and give the pitching some help in the runs department. Peter Moylan and Kris Medlin two pitchers that were expected to help the Braves pitching staff remain on the 15 day disabled list. But the bullpen is in good shape going into the weekend series.