The offense scored their nine runs on fifteen hits today. Outfielder Jordan Parraz hit his first home run of the spring, a solo shot in the fifth. As for the starters, Justin Upton, B.J. Upton and Freddie Freeman all had RBI singles in the game. Juan Francisco, Evan Gattis and Ramiro Pena led the Braves with two hits apiece. Francisco and Pena each also drove in a run. Utility man Blake DeWitt also drove in a run with a double and Joey Terdoslavich had a sacrifice fly to complete the Braves' scoring. Reed Johnson, Ernesto Mejia, Dan Uggla and Joe Leonard also had hits for the Braves.
Mike Minor got the start and had a rough first inning, giving up two runs. He then settled down and threw only ten pitches in the second inning to make quick work of the Nationals. He finished the day giving up the two runs on three hits and struck out four. Reliever Dusty Hughes picked up the win for the Braves, he is 1-0 in spring play. David Carpenter had a much better outing after his last appearance and pitched a scoreless inning. Prospect Cory Rasmus also pitched a scoreless inning, while striking out two batters.
The Braves are now 2-3 in spring play. They will play again tomorrow at 1:05 p.m. against the Detroit Tigers. The Tigers beat the Braves in the first game of spring training last Friday, 2-1.
Jordan Parraz hits a solo home run in the Braves 9-5 win over the Washington Nationals on Tuesday.
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