The Braves got seven hits in the victory, it is also the first game they have won this year without hitting a home run. Dan Uggla led the Braves with two hits. Justin Upton, Gerald Laird and Andrelton Simmons all drove in a run for the Braves, Simmons' sacrifice fly in the bottom of the seventh inning proved to be the winning run. Upton, Laird, Jordan Schafer, Freddie Freeman and Julio Teheran all had a hit apiece for the Braves. Schafer also stole two bases and now has stolen five bases on the year.
Teheran started the game for the Braves and had a decent outing. He pitched five and a third innings and gave up two runs on ten hits. He also struck out five batters but he didn't factor into the decision. Jordan Walden came on in relief of Teheran and pitched an inning and two-thirds and struck out three batters. He also picked up the win and is 1-0 on the year. Eric O'Flaherty struck out two batters in his inning of relief, Craig Kimbrel also pitched a perfect inning in the ninth and picked up his ninth save of the year.
The Braves are now 16-9 on the year and they will continue their four-game series with the Nationals tomorrow night at 7:10 p.m. Tim Hudson (2-1) will go for win number 200 for the third time, Gio Gonzalez (2-1) will start for Washington. Also, the Braves placed reliever Luis Ayala on the disabled list and recalled reliever David Carpenter from Triple-A Gwinnett for the second time this season.
Gerald Laird scores the eventual winning run on Andrelton Simmons' sacrifice fly in the seventh inning. The Braves are 4-0 against the Nationals this year.
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