The Braves had ten hits in the victory. Simmons led them with three, which included his game-winning hit and he also scored a run. Dan Uggla and Jason Heyward also showed signs of encouragement as they had two hits apiece. B.J. Upton had a big two-run homer in the bottom of the sixth that tied the game at four apiece, it was his sixth home run of the season. Freddie Freeman also had a big two-run double in the third that helped cut the Pirates deficit to only a run at the time. Justin Upton also had a hit in the win.
Mike Minor did decent, but had one of his worst performances of the year by giving up four runs on four hits, including home runs to Gaby Sanchez and Pedro Alvarez of the Pirates. He also struck out six batters but he didn't factor into the decision. Luis Avilan, Jordan Walden and Craig Kimbrel each pitched a perfect inning in relief and each struck out a batter in their inning of work. Anthony Varvaro pitched a perfect tenth inning and picked up the victory, he is now 3-0 on the year.
The Braves are now 36-22 on the year and they will conclude their three-game series with the Pirates tomorrow afternoon at 12:35 p.m. Julio Teheran (3-2) will start for the Braves against lefty Wandy Rodriguez (6-3) of the Pirates.
Andrelton Simmons hit the game-winning double in the bottom of the tenth as the Braves beat the Pirates, 5-4.
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