With two key teammates injured, Andruw Jones knows the Atlanta Braves need power and production from him right now.
No problem. After all, he had a huge season under similar circumstances last year.
Jones hit a pair of two-run homers, Kyle Davies pitched a three-hitter for his first career complete game and Atlanta slowed down the New York Mets with a 7-1 victory Tuesday night in New York.
Jones carried the offense at times last season while fellow slugger Chipper Jones was hurt, hitting 51 homers with 128 RBIs and finishing second in NL MVP voting to St. Louis' Albert Pujols.
With Chipper Jones and new shortstop Edgar Renteria sidelined this week, the Gold Glove center fielder is turning it up at the plate once again. He has four homers in his past three games and 22 RBIs already this year.
"We know they're out, but we can't make excuses about it. We just have to go out there and play our game and battle with the guys we've got," Andruw Jones said.
MARLINS 12, REDS 6: At Cincinnati, leadoff hitter Hanley Ramirez homered in his first two at-bats off Eric Milton (2-1) and drove in four runs. Florida stopped a three-game losing streak.
PIRATES 12, CARDINALS 4: At Pittsburgh, Jason Bay hit a three-run homer in the first off Jepp Suppan (0-2) to get Pittsburgh off to an unaccustomed quick start and the Pirates withstood Pujols' 10th homer in 14 games.
NATIONALS 10, PHILLIES 3: At Philadelphia, Ryan Zimmerman drove in three runs on a pair of doubles and Ryan Church hit a grand slam. Tony Armas Jr. (1-2) allowed three runs and seven hits in six effective innings.
ASTROS 13, BREWERS 12: At Houston, Morgan Ensberg hit two home runs, Adam Everett had four RBIs and Houston won its fourth straight. Roy Oswalt (3-0) won his sixth straight decision.
DIAMONDBACKS 7, GIANTS 4: At Phoenix, Luis Gonzalez doubled off Matt Morris (2-1) to become the 21st major leaguer with 300 home runs and 500 doubles. Brandon Lyon (1-0) pitched a scoreless inning for the victory.
ROCKIES 3, PADRES 2: At Denver, Matt Holliday singled home the winning run off Jon Adkins (0-1) with two outs in the 11th inning to overcome a pair of Mike Piazza doubles.
DODGERS 2, CUBS 1: At Los Angeles, J.D. Drew's two-out single in the ninth inning drove in Kenny Lofton with the winning run for the Dodgers.