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More photos » by John Amis - AP Browse more photos » What an awesome picture of Tommy Hanson. Despite the claims and threats of rain, Mother Nature kept to herself to allow in this long-overdue makeup game with with Diamondbacks.  In a way, the long delay prior to finishing out this series might not have been such a bad thing - back in May, the Diamondbacks with Scherzer on the mound stomped a mudhole in the Braves, winning 12-0.  That was a time in which the Braves still had Casey Kotchman, Jeff Francoeur and Jordan Schafer in the bottom of the order, and Buddy Carlyle didn't realize that he was Diabetic.  Well, a lot has changed since May, and a different looking Braves team finished out the series with a nice win, which is what the team needed. The Braves struck first early, with a Garret Anderson solo shot in the bottom of the second inning, and never really had to look back.  From there, the Braves continued to capitalize on Scherzer'...
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