The Braves did have eleven hits in the loss. Freddie Freeman lead the team with three hits, he also drove in all three runs for Atlanta. Jordan Schafer and Ramiro Pena added two hits apiece, while Justin Upton, Brian McCann, Andrelton Simmons and Reed Johnson all had a hit apiece. The offense did strike out eleven times though, Juan Francisco struck out in all four of his plate appearances.
Hudson was once again pitching like clockwork and then faltered in the fifth inning. Freeman had just given the Braves a 3-1 lead in the top of the inning before Hudson gave up four runs in the bottom half of the frame, that proved to be the difference. He finished the day pitching five innings and giving up five runs on eight hits. He did strike out four batters and he also suffered the loss and is now 4-3 on the year. Cory Gearrin pitched the sixth and seventh innings and gave up two hits, he also lowered his ERA to 0.96 on the season. Anthony Varvaro came in and pitched a perfect eighth inning.
The Braves are now 22-18 on the year. They have an off day on Thursday before welcoming the Los Angeles Dodgers to Turner Field on Friday night to begin a three-game series. Paul Maholm (4-4) will take the ball in the first game and Hyun-Jin Ryu (4-2) will pitch for the Dodgers. The game starts at 7:30 p.m.
Freddie Freeman makes a play at first base, he had three hits and three RBI's in the Braves' loss on Wednesday afternoon.
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