The Braves had nine hits in the long game. Justin Upton had two hits and drove in three runs, including the game-winner. Chris Johnson also added two hits and he drove in a run in the victory. Gerald Laird added a hit and two RBI's, while Jason Heyward, Freddie Freeman, Dan Uggla and Tyler Pastornicky each added a hit in the victory.
Mike Minor started the game and had a much better outing than he has been showing of late. He pitched six and and a third innings and gave up a run on six hits and struck out four. Jordan Walden came in and got out of a jam in the seventh. Luis Avilan pitched the next two innings for the Braves and did perfect. Anthony Varvaro and Craig Kimbrel each pitched a perfect inning after Avilan. David Carpenter came in and pitched two innings and struck out two. He also earned the victory and is now 2-0 on the year. Alex Wood pitched the bottom of the fourteenth to close out the Braves' victory.
Atlanta is now 51-38 on the year and they will play the Marlins again tomorrow night at 7:05 p.m. Julio Teheran (6-4) will have a rematch against the Marlins' Henderson Alvarez (0-0) from their last starts they made against each other last week in Atlanta.
Justin Upton follows through on his double that drove in the eventual winning runs in the fourteenth inning of the Braves' 7-1 victory over the Marlins Monday night.
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