Omar Infante may not win the batting title, but he had a huge hit last night

After a one-hour rain delay, the Braves beat the Marlins in 11 innings last night 2-1. In the 11th, two walks sandwiched around a sac bunt put runners on first and second with one out. A wild pitch moved the runners to second and third. Pinch-hitter Freddie Freeman struck out, leaving Omar Infante at the plate with two outs. Infante singled to left field to help the Braves escape with a victory. Tommy Hanson pitched will for the Braves, giving up 1 run in 7-2/3 innings. The bullpen of Venters, Wagner, Moylan, and Dunn threw 4-1/3 shutout innings and held the Marlins to one hit over that span. The two teams play tonight on MLB Network at 7pm. Tim Hudson will pitch for the Braves on 3 days rest. Hudson has only pitched three games in his career on 3 days rest and none since 2006. His ERA in those games is 2.61.

Atlanta leads the wild card race by 1/2 game over San Diego, due to the Padres loss on Monday night. The Giants had an off day and lead the NL West by a game over San Diego.

Omar Infante was 2-for-5 with a walk last night, raising his batting average to .327. NL hitting leader Carlos Gonzalez was 1-for-4 to lower his average to .340. Infante needs to get on a hot streak to win the batting title. He would need to go 13-for-20 over the last 5 games and get some help from Gonzalez to get the job done.