For the offense the Braves did get eight hits as a team. Freddie Freeman and Evan Gattis had two hits apiece. Freeman had two singles and scored a run when Gattis launched a two-run home run in the sixth inning. Gattis also had an RBI double that scored Dan Uggla in the fourth inning. Reed Johnson, Jose Yepez and Todd Cunningham each added singles, while top catching prospect Christian Bethancourt hit a double. All three of Atlanta's big outfielders, Jasony Heyward, B.J. Upton and Justin Upton didn't play in the game.
Atlanta didn't fare as well in the pitching department today. Paul Maholm started the game and he did have a great day, pitching two scoreless innings. New Brave Jordan Walden pitched in the third inning and had a rough outing giving up four runs, but only one earned, on three hits including a home run. Errors hurt Walden in the inning. A dropped pop-up by another new Brave, third baseman Chris Johnson, and a poor throw by Uggla on another play allowed a few of those runs to eventually score. Walden is 0-1 on the spring.
Yohan Flande, who is vying for a bullpen spot, pitched an inning but gave up a home run to Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano. Top pitching prospect J.R. Graham made his spring debut and showed some jitters, walking two and giving up a hit, but he got out of the jam while pitching a scoreless sixth inning. Anthony Varvaro and two other top prospects, Alex Wood and Cory Rasmus, all pitched perfect innings for the Braves.
The Braves are now 0-2 on the spring. They will play the Pittsburgh Pirates tomorrow at 1 p.m. Julio Teheran will make his spring debut and start for Atlanta.
Paul Maholm pitched two solid innings in his spring debut for the Braves in their 8-3 loss to the New York Yankees on Saturday.
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