Three Cuts: Kimbrel earns 100th save in win over Giants

The Braves continued their strong road trip with a 6-3 win against the Giants at AT&T Park late Thursday night. Here are three observations from the game:

1. Craig Kimbrel hits the 100-save milestone finally

Baseball's preeminent closer certainly made his stretch run to his first saves century mark interesting over the past few days uncharacteristically blowing three of his last five opportunities and raising public questions on whether or not he's the same dominant closer he was last season.

With that in mind, the Braves were kind enough to spot their two-time All-star a three-run lead in the ninth.

And he came through.

Save No. 100 is now in the books and much like with Kimbrel's teammate, Tim Hudson, who also took a few tries to hit a milestone earlier this season (200th win), the questions about the hold-up will subside as the season returns to normalcy.

"I sat (at No. 99) for a while," said Kimbrel, who leads all major league players in saves since the start of the 201

Source: http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/three_cuts_kimbrel_earns_100th_save_in_win_over_giants/13588121

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