When we say that Tim Hudson earned a win yesterday in the Braves game against the Blue Jays, we mean he earned the win. Hudson dominated Toronto over eight shutout innings and plastered a two-run homer for the only scoring of the game. Give that man a cookie.
Hudson relinquished just two hits in eight-plus innings, walking one and fanning eight. For those of you not bothering to keep score, that's a far finer effort than a five-walk, three-strikeout no-hitter.
That said, Hudson owes a tip of the cap and a malt beverage to closer Craig Kimbrel. After Hudson allowed his only free pass and a base hit to start the ninth, Kimbrel entered the game with first and third and the lead on the line. He preceded to blow away Jose Bautista (.330/.476/.657), Jose Lind (.324/.369/.605) and (anti-climax alert) Aaron Hill (.242/.284/.344) on 15 pitches. "Kimbrel" is to "closer" as "pizza" is to "meal."
Sometimes a win really is a win and a save really is a save.
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