The Braves had eleven hits in the victory. Jose Constanza, who was called up from Triple-A Gwinnett after the Braves placed B.J. Upton on the DL, had three hits and an RBI in his first game with Atlanta this season. Reed Johnson and Joey Terdoslavich each had two hits and scored a run, as the make-shift outfield contributed heavily in the victory. Minor had his big two-run double that put the Braves ahead for good in the fifth inning. Brian McCann and Dan Uggla each had a solo homer in the game. It was McCann's twelfth of the season and Uggla's seventeenth home run. Chris Johnson also added a hit and scored a run in the game.
Minor struggled in the second inning but he then settled down and ended up pitching seven innings while giving up two runs on six hits. He also struck out seven Reds' batters in the game while improving his record to 9-4 on the season. Luis Avilan pitched a scoreless eighth inning, then Craig Kimbrel came on and struck out the side in the ninth for his 26th save of the year.
The Braves are now 54-40 on the year and will finish their series with the Reds tomorrow afternoon at 1:35 p.m. It will also be the final game before the All-Star break next week. Julio Teheran (7-4) will make the final start against Tony Cingrani (3-1) for the Reds.
Mike Minor hits a go-ahead double in the bottom of the fifth inning that proved to be the winning run for Atlanta in their 5-2 victory on Saturday over Cincinnati.
Photo Courtesy of the Associated Press
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