The offense gathered seven hits in the win but none were bigger than the two in the eighth inning. Evan Gattis hit a two-run homer, his eighth of the year, when he pinch hit for Cory Gearrin in the eighth inning. Andrelton Simmons followed suite and hit his fifth home run of the year right after Gattis. Chris Johnson led the Braves with three hits but none of them ever factored into the score. B.J. Upton had a hit and scored a run on Gattis' homer, Kris Medlen also had a hit in the game. Chris Capuano had held the Braves' offense in check into the eighth inning before the bullpen blew the game for the Dodgers.
Medlen had a great start but unfortunately didn't factor into the decision. He pitched seven strong innings and gave up an unearned run on two hits. Gearrin ended up pitching a perfect eighth inning and got the victory, he is 1-0. Craig Kimbrel struck out two men in the ninth inning on his way to picking up his thirteenth save of the season.
The Braves are now 24-18 on the year and they will end their three-game series with the Dodgers tomorrow at 1:35 p.m. Mike Minor (5-2) will try and continue his great start to the season, he will face off against the Dodgers' Matt Magill (0-0). The Braves also announced that Eric O'Flaherty will most likely have to have Tommy John surgery. The loss of O'Flaherty would be the second major loss this week for the bullpen after Jonny Venters had the same surgery.
Evan Gattis smacks a two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth inning that helped the Braves beat the Dodgers, 3-1.
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