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7:10 pm EDT Thu May 27, 2010

An enlivened offense is one big reason the Atlanta Braves have one of the majors’ best records in May. Tim Hudson is another. The resurgent right-hander looks to cap his brilliant month by winning a fifth straight decision Thursday night as the Braves finish their road trip and decide their three-game set with the Florida Marlins. Atlanta ranked 25th in the majors in runs and 29th in batting average during April, but the club’s 128 runs in May are more than any other NL team. The Braves bounced back from consecutive losses by beating Florida 7-3 on Wednesday, scoring six runs in the seventh inning to improve to 15-8 this month - second only to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Even struggling shortstop Yunel Escobar chipped in, singling twice in the seventh to snap an 0-for-15 slump and raise his average to .188. Having Hudson on the mound has made things even tougher for opponents. The 34-year-old made only seven starts last season after recovering from Tommy John surgery, but he’s quickly returned to form in 2010.

Hudson has allowed a total of two runs and 12 hits in 22 innings while winning his last three starts, and he’s 4-0 with a 1.26 ERA in five May outings. He limited Pittsburgh to three hits in eight innings of a 7-0 win Friday night. Hudson is 8-2 with a 2.92 ERA in 15 career starts against Florida, including a 6-1 record in Miami. The Braves have won both previous meetings between Hudson and Ricky Nolasco, who lost four of his first five decisions against Atlanta but has won his last two. Nolasco may still be especially careful with the middle of Atlanta’s lineup. Chipper Jones and Brian McCann each have four homers off him, with Jones going 11 for 26 and McCann 10 for 31. Nolasco will be trying to bounce back from his worst outing of the year. The right-hander allowed eight runs and 10 hits - including two homers - in 5 1-3 innings of Friday’s 8-0 loss to the Chicago White Sox.