The Braves' offense had only five hits in the loss. Dan Uggla provided the only scoring of the night with a solo home run off of Haren in the seventh inning. Other than that Haren had a good night, it is the best start he has had all season for Washington. Evan Gattis had two hits, Freddie Freeman and Reed Johnson both added a hit apiece for Atlanta. The offense is in a slump right now, scoring only one run in their past two games after scoring eight runs in Tuesday nights win.
Kris Medlen made the start for the Braves, he gave up three runs in the first two innings, but kept Washington in check after that. Unfortunately, it wasn't enough as the Braves' bats were silenced. Medlen finished the night pitching seven innings and giving up the three runs on seven hits. He also struck out eight batters but he now has a record of 1-4 on the year. Cory Gearrin pitched a perfect eighth inning and Jordan Walden struck out three batters in a scoreless ninth.
The Braves are now 17-11 on the season. They will start a three-game home stand with the New York Mets on Friday night at 7:30 p.m. Mike Minor (3-2) will get the ball for the Braves against the Mets' Shawn Marcum (0-2). Also, Justin Upton was named National League Player of the Month for April and Gattis was named National League Rookie of the Month for April.
Kris Medlen pitched seven effective innings for the Braves on Thursday night, but it wasn't enough in their 3-1 loss. Medlen is now 1-4 on the season.
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