NEW YORK -- Every time Kris Medlen takes the mound, the Atlanta Braves apparently become unbeatable. Medlen extended Atlantas scoreless streak to 31 innings for its best string in more than 20 years, slumping Brian McCann drove in four runs with four hits and the Braves routed the New York Mets 11-3 on a stormy Saturday. Atlanta has won the last 19 games Medlen has started, dating to 2010. And the NL pitcher of the month for August improved to 13-0 in his last 24 starts overall. "He pitches and it seems like the guys like playing behind him," Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez said. The weather made things more unpleasant for everyone. A tornado touched down in Queens about 15 miles away several hours before the game. When the grounds crew struggled to control the billowing tarp before the first pitch, Braves reliever Jonny Venters pitched in to hold a flapping corner. The winds were blowing at 26 mph with gusts up to 51 mph at the start. Dark, ominous clouds swept in later, causing a 75-minute rain delay after the sixth inning and prompting the public-address announcer to urge fans to take cover. By then, the NL wild card leaders had overwhelmed the Mets in their fourth straight win. McCann homered, doubled and tied a career high for hits and Dan Uggla kept up his recent resurgence at the plate with three hits and two walks, scoring three times. "These types of games, theyre not going to come very often," Gonzalez said. "Id rather have pitching and defence, rather than slow-pitch softball." Medlen (8-1) stretched several impressive streaks for himself and the Braves. He allowed four hits, left with an 8-2 lead after the rain and contributed a long RBI double. "I think the wind did some things with it," Medlen said of his rare hit After throwing three straight shutouts, Atlanta posted its longest scoreless streak since a 36-inning string in early 1992, STATS LLC said. The Mets broke through in the fourth with an RBI single by Lucas Duda. "There was a lot of talk before about us scuffling," Medlen said. Medlen went 40 1-3 innings without permitting an earned run. His run of success ended where it started, having begun the streak in a win at Citi Field on Aug. 11. Medlen certainly has seen the Mets enough. This was his seventh appearance against them this year, including five relief outings. Atlanta got production from most everyone during its highest-scoring game in exactly a month. Freddie Freeman stopped an 0-for-16 slide with an RBI single, Eric Hinske had his eighth career pinch-hit homer and Chipper Jones drove in a run. Michael Bourn led off the game with a double against Jeremy Hefner (2-6). Bourn had already batted three times when Hefners spot in the Mets order came up for the first time -- it was 5-0 at that point and Hefner was out of the game. "It was command. Left a lot of pitches over the middle and they capitalized," Hefner said. "Thats a good team. You leave balls over the middle, they get hit." McCann came into the game hitting .224 and stuck in an 0-for-17 rut. The six-time All-Star catcher bunted down the third base line for an easy single against the Mets overshifted defence in the second and a single by Jose Constanza off Hefners glove made it 1-0. McCann had a two-run double in the third for his first extra-base hit since July 31. "I felt like its the first time in a while I made an impact," he said. "Its been a rough year, for sure." Medlens double finished Hefner in the third. McCann hit his 19th homer in the fifth. Pinch-hitter Ronny Cedeno homered in the Mets fifth, the first off Medlen in 52 2-3 innings. Notes: Uggla has reached base in seven straight plate appearances. ... McCann got four hits for the ninth time in his career. ... New York has scored three runs or less in nine straight home games, its longest such stretch since 1982. ... 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In the opening sequence a young Caine nicknamed "Grasshopper," would look up to his master and try and snatch a pebble from his hand. If he was successful, it was time for him to lead. If he wasnt, he would have to stay in the village for more tutoring. At the risk of dating myself, I bring this up because there is a very interesting match up that has developed at the quarterback position between the East and the West divisions in the CFL this year. In the East you have the masters. Veterans led by Anthony Calvillo in Montreal, who along with Henry Burris in Hamilton, Ricky Ray in Toronto and Buck Pierce in Winnipeg, have a combined 606 starts under their belts. Compare that to the "Grasshoppers" in the West, the likes of Travis Lulay in B.C., Darian Durant in Saskatchewan, Drew Tate in Calgary, and Steven Jyles in Edmonton (we will go with Jyles at this point even though that may not be a done deal just yet) who have started a total of 106 games combined. That is a difference of 500 more starts for the veterans in the East versus the young guns in the West. A further examination of the numbers really shows just how much more experience the QBs in the East have over their young counterparts. For instance, Anthony Calvillo alone has 154 wins as a starting quarterback, which is exactly 103 wins more than the West combined. The average age in the East is 34.5 years old with all four starters over the age of thirty, compared to the combined average age of the West at 28.3 with all four starters south of thirty. That 6.2 year difference may not seem like a lot, but when you throw in the fact that the Eastern quarterbacks have thrown for 790 more touchdowns, and have passed for about 127 kilometers more than the West, you get the idea of just how much of a discrrepancy there is between the two divisions with regards to experience.dddddddddddd Over their careers the Eastern veterans combined have completed exactly 10,368 more passes in live game action, than the Western division starters. However, before the numbers lead anyone to assume that the overwhelming edge in experience automatically means that the East will dominate this year, remember that the reigning Most Outstanding Player of the league, who led the Lions to a Grey Cup championship, is one of those Western young guns in Travis Lulay. Despite the fact that Lulay has just 27 total starts in his career, which is 226 less than league leader Anthony Calvillo, he was just 403 yards behind the Als vet, and closing fast at the end of the regular season last year. You could say based on last year that Lulay has a pebble in his pocket already. It should also be pointed out that Darian Durant in Saskatchewan may have just 57 starts in his career, but in his first two seasons as a starter led the Riders to the Grey Cup game both years. The more experienced Calvillo won the match up in both of those years vs. Durant, and you could make the argument that the edge in experience was a factor in those wins. However, as we look forward to the 2012 season that experience doesnt necessarily guarantee success. For every athlete there is a small window where youth and experience mesh perfectly, however, that window can close quickly where there becomes a fine line between being experienced and being, "over the hill." The masters in the East say they feel great physically, and cant wait to kick things off. The grasshoppers in the West say they have fresh legs, and are ready to take a run at the Cup. So as we get ready to kick off the 2012 regular season the question is, will the grasshoppers in the West snatch the pebble from the masters in the East, or will it be back to the village for more tutoring? ' ' '