NL East weekly highlights
Apr 21, 2014; Atlanta, GA, USA; Atlanta Braves catcher
Evan Gattis(24) celebrates a walk off two run home run in the tenth inning against the Miami Marlins at Turner Field. Mandatory Credit: Daniel Shirey-USA TODAY Sports
Here is a recap of some weekly highlights from teams around the NL East. Walk-offs and pitching dominance are surrounding this division this season.
Atlanta Braves
Evan Gattis had a walk-off home run against the Miami Marlins as Atlanta is in first place in the NL East. Gattis has big shoes to fill after Brian McCann left town this off-season to join the New York Yankees, but highlights will this will make fans forget about McCann sooner rather than later.
Miami Marlins
Jose Fernandez handled the Braves as the Marlins’ star pitcher had 14 strikeouts vs their division rival. Fernandez is one of the lone stars on the Miami team right now alongside MVP candidate Giancarlo Stanton.
New York Mets
Curtis Granderson gave the Mets a walk-off win vs the Braves. The Mets are surprisingly above .500 and are still in the midst of a tight early NL East race.
Philadelphia Phillies
Cliff Lee had a stellar outing against the Los Angeles Dodgers this past week. He has double-digit strikeouts in back-to-back games and is having another standout year on the mound.
Washington Nationals
Here is the President’s Race from April 23rd. Teddy doesn’t have the record in these races, but he has a nice pair of boxing gloves… They don’t quite get job done though.