The Braves had ten hits in the victory. Freddie Freeman had two hits to lead the Braves, including a three-run homer to score the Braves' first runs. It was his ninth home run of the season. Brian McCann and Jason Heyward also had two hits, one of McCann's hits was a solo home run which was also his ninth of the year. Dan Uggla had the Braves' third home run, a two-run shot which completed the Braves' scoring. It was Uggla's fourteenth homer of the year. Chris Johnson, Reed Johnson and Andrelton Simmons each had a hit in the victory.
Paul Maholm started the game for Atlanta and ended up pitching six and two-thirds innings to pick up the victory and improve his record to 9-6 on the year. He gave up two runs on eight hits and struck out three in his performance. Anthony Varvaro pitched a third of an inning and then David Carpenter pitched the final two innings to seal the victory for Maholm and the Braves.
The Braves are now 48-34 on the year. They have an off day tomorrow before welcoming the Miami Marlins to town for a three-game set. Kris Medlen (5-7) will start game one on Tuesday at 7:10 p.m. against the Marlins' Tom Koehler (1-5).
Dan Uggla celebrates with Brian McCann after Uggla hit his fourteenth homer of the season in the Braves' 6-2 win on Sunday afternoon.
Photo Courtesy of the Associated Press
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