ATLANTA – The Braves abandoned their downtown home and moved to the suburbs because they received a sweetheart deal from Cobb County. SunTrust Park is built along Windy Ridge Parkway, which as you might expect, is on a windy ridge.
It only took a few homestands to confirm: this is a hitter’s park.
It took 17 innings, but the Giants finally made it one. Austin Slater hit an opposite-field doink that somehow became a three-run home run, and Mark Melancon righted himself to save a much-needed 6-3 victory over the Atlanta Braves Tuesday night.
Left-hander Matt Moore also set aside both a miserable June and his season-long road woes while pitching into the eighth inning, and Brandon Belt barreled up some bottled frustration with a solo home run in the ninth as the Giants snapped a seven-game losing streak.