Kimbrel Blows it in Ninth

For the third time in his last four appearances, Craig Kimbrel blew a lead and let the other team win. The Cincinnati Reds hit two home runs in the bottom of the ninth with two outs to beat the Braves, 5-4. The Braves had led the whole game before Kimbrel entered in the ninth.
The offense was a little off on the night as they only collected five hits. Brian McCann had a two-run single for his first RBI's of the year. Dan Uggla and Freddie Freeman also had a hit and drove in a run each. Andrelton Simmons and B.J. Upton both collected a hit for the Braves in the loss.
Kris Medlen turned in a fantastic start, one of his best of the year, and he even got the run support he hadn't seen yet this season. He finished the night pitching seven innings while giving up two runs on four hits, including a home run to Shin-Soo Choo of the Reds. He struck out six batters and didn't factor into the decision. The bullpen was off overall on the whole night, Eric O'Flaherty pitched the eighth inning and struggled. He gave up a run on three hits. Kimbrel struck out the first two batters he faced with ease and then surrendered an opposite field homer to Devin Mesoraco and then Choo hit his second home run of the game for the winning run. Kimbrel is now 0-1 on the year.
The Braves are now 19-13 on the year and they will play the final game of their series with the Reds tomorrow at 12:35 p.m. Mike Minor (3-2) will make the start for the Braves against Mike Leake (2-1) of the Reds.

Craig Kimbrel walks dejectedly from the mound after giving up the game-winning home run to Shin-Soo Choo of the Reds.
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