The Braves' offense had seven hits in the win. Gerald Laird had a pinch hit single in the eighth that drove in the winning run. Ramiro Pena had a sacrifice fly in the eighth that was the tying run. Jordan Schafer had a hit and led the Braves with two RBI's, Chris Johnson also had an RBI single. Justin Upton, Freddie Freeman, Andrelton Simmons and Mike Minor had a hit for the Braves.
Minor had a great day but didn't get the offensive support early and didn't factor into the decision. He pitched six innings and gave up two runs on three hits and also struck out nine batters. Anthony Varvaro pitched a perfect seventh inning and Luis Avilan pitched a perfect eighth inning to pick up the victory. He is 2-0 on the year now. Craig Kimbrel struck out all three batters in the ninth to pick up his fourteenth save of the season.
The Braves are now 25-18 after completing the three-game sweep. Their next game will be tomorrow night at 7:10 p.m. as the Minnesota Twins come to town for a three-game series. Julio Teheran (2-1) will start the first game against the Twins' Kevin Correia (4-2). The Braves also signed relievers Kameron Loe and Joe Beimel to minor league contracts to provide depth for their injury depleted bullpen.
Gerald Laird celebrates with teammates after scoring a run in the eighth inning. Laird knocked in the winning run in the Braves' victory.
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