John Smoltz’ return to the Braves rotation looks like this :

1 2/3 IP, 65 pitches thrown, 6 hits, 7 ER, 1 HR (a grand slam to Juan Encarnacion) 2 walks, 1 K.

It’s been a rough couple of days for closers (Looper, Hoffman, Rivera, Foulke) but even worse for starters-turned-closers-turned-starters.