As a Hawks fan, I kind of forgot that baseball was still going on. But it is. And my Braves are actually red hot, which leads me into this segment:

Cincinnati Reds 7, Atlanta Braves 14: The Braves bats are ultra freaking hot, which means only one thing: We’re about to go ultra freaking cold. Their bats, you see, never stay hot for long, so take this two game streak for what it’s worth and start betting on the other team, or at least the under. Kelly Johnson had four hits, Mark Kotsay and Chipper Jones each had three (Chipper’s average is now a startling .425, which is starting to get ridiculous), and Brian McCann and Gregor Blanco both chipped in with a pair of hits. Tom Glavine gave up six runs in four innings, but it didn’t matter much. The Braves bullpen gave up only one run in 4 2/3 innings pitched.

San Diego Padres 3, Florida Marlins 10: It’s one thing to not get your 350th win, and it’s a completely other thing to not get that win because you gave up 11 hits and 5 runs in 5 innings. Greg Maddux will have to wait for Lucky No. 350 and, hey, if it takes too long, he can always Roger Clemens it and just hype up on some muscle enhancers.

Detroit Tigers 6, Minnesota Twins 7: You hate to score six runs in the first inning, hit cruise control, then look up in the seventh and realize you’re losing. Such has been the Tigers season, though, who jumped out to an early six run lead, only to let the Twins chip away and eventually take home the win. Kenny Rogers gave up 5 runs in 6 innings, and his ERA has ballooned to a 6.27. Minnesota is now a very quiet 16-14 team.

Texas Rangers 1, Oakland A’s 3: Look out, Oakland! A team that wasn’t thought to do much is suddenly 19-13 and only a game back in the AL West. Greg Smith, the 24 year old rookie out of LSU, gave up 3 hits and 1 run in 6 innings pitched, while also striking out 10 on the game.