Tommy Hanson took another step tonight to becoming a dominant starter. He walked 15 in his first four starts, but over his previous three he reduced that to five walks in 18 innings. With the walks under control, he upped his strikeouts tonight. He did walk three in seven innings, but set down eleven Giants via the K. After giving up three home runs in his first game, he’s only allowed two since. He learned to keep the ball in the park, learned to control the free passes, and now his strikeouts are building. That’s the tripod of pitching.

The Giants bullpen turned a close game into a blow out as Sanchez allowed three runs in six innings, but the Braves win by a final score of 11-3, sending Hanson’s record to 5-0 with a 3.00 ERA. That a nice way for any rookie to begin his career.