The Braves' offense, which has been struggling lately, had nine hits but only managed two runs. All the offense came in the fifth inning as Dan Uggla and Kris Medlen each hit a home run. Uggla's homer was his eleventh of the year and Medlen's was his first of the season and also the first of his career. Andrelton Simmons ended up leading the Braves with three hits. Jason Heyward, Freddie Freeman, Chris Johnson and B.J. Upton each added a hit for the Braves in the victory.
Not only did Medlen help himself by hitting what was eventually the game-winning home run, he also pitched six and two-thirds innings of shut out ball. He gave up only five hits and struck out six batters while picking up the victory and improving his record to 3-6 on the year. Anthony Varvaro and Jordan Walden each pitched a third of an inning, while Luis Avilan pitched two-thirds of an inning and gave up an unearned run. Craig Kimbrel pitched the ninth inning and struck out two batters while recording his eighteenth save of the year.
The Braves are now 38-24 on the season and they will finish their four-game series with the Dodgers tomorrow at 4:05 p.m. Mike Minor (7-2) will make the start for Atlanta against Matt Magill (0-1) of the Dodgers.
Kris Medlen follows through for the game-winning home run, which was also the first of his career, in the Braves' 2-1 victory on Saturday night.
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