The Braves' offense did gather ten hits in the victory, they just got no help from their starting pitcher in this game. Justin Upton had two hits to lead the Braves, he also drove in a run in the third inning. Freddie Freeman hit a two-run shot in the eighth inning for his tenth homer of the year. He also had a sacrifice fly earlier in the game to give him three RBI's on the day. Dan Uggla started the scoring for the Braves in the second inning with a two-run shot, it was his team-leading nineteenth home run of the season. Jose Constanza, Chris Johnson, Evan Gattis, Brian McCann, Andrelton Simmons and Joey Terdoslavich all added a hit apiece as every Brave had a hit in the game.
Paul Maholm started off well but then he just completely lost control of the game as he gave up seven runs in a little over an inning. He ended up pitching only three innings and gave up the runs on seven hits including a grand slam to Alex Rios. He also left the game with an apparent wrist injury and it will be determined later if he will make his next scheduled start or not. David Carpenter also struggled at first but he then settled down, he pitched three innings and gave up two runs on four hits while striking out two. Anthony Varvaro pitched the next inning and gave up a run on two hits and two walks. He also struck out two in the appearance, which continued a string of recent appearances where Varvaro has appeared to struggle. Luis Ayala then came on and pitched a scoreless eighth inning for Atlanta.
The Braves are now 55-42 and will finish their series with the White Sox tomorrow at 2:10 p.m. Mike Minor (9-4) will start the game for Atlanta against Jose Quintana (4-2) for the White Sox.
Dan Uggla rounds the bases after hitting a two-run shot to give the Braves the lead in their eventual 10-6 loss to the White Sox on Saturday afternoon.
Photo Courtesy of the Associated Press
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