Atlanta had nine hits in the loss but they never really seemed to get anything together at once. Andrelton Simmons, Chris Johnson and Gerald Laird all had two hits in the game. Simmons hit his eighth home run of the season in the bottom of the ninth inning, Laird also added an RBI in the game. Dan Uggla homered for the second straight game, he now has eighteen on the year. Reed Johnson and Julio Teheran had the Braves' other two hits.
Teheran struggled this time around on the mound. He pitched five and a third innings and gave up five runs on seven hits, including homers to Shin-Soo Choo and Jay Bruce. He suffered the loss and is now 7-5 on the year. Luis Ayala got the final two outs of the sixth inning before David Carpenter came on and pitched scoreless seventh and eighth innings and struck out three batters. Anthony Varvaro pitched the ninth inning and struggled too, giving up three runs on two hits and two walks.
The Braves are now 54-41 on the year. They will enjoy the next four days off before heading to Chicago to take on the White Sox for a three-game series starting on Friday at 8:10 p.m. Tim Hudson (6-7) will start that game for Atlanta, the White Sox have yet to determine who will start for them. Also, Freddie Freeman was declared inactive for the All-Star game this Tuesday after winning the NL Final Player vote last week. NL manager Bruce Bochy announced that Brian McCann will take his place on the roster. This will be McCann's seventh All-Star appearance in eight Major League seasons.
Dan Uggla is congratulated by Gerald Laird after hitting a home run for the second day in a row in the Braves' 8-4 loss to the Reds on Sunday.
Photo Courtesy of the Associated Press
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