The Braves were out-hit as they only had three in the game while Cleveland had six. The biggest hit came off Elliot Johnson's bat, as he had a two-run triple in the second inning of his debut at Turner Field as a Brave and it was all the Braves would need to help them win. Chris Johnson and Joey Terdoslavich had the other two hits for Atlanta in the victory.
Alex Wood had a good start but did struggle a little with his command. He pitched five and two-thirds innings and gave up five hits, four walks and struck out five batters while improving his record to 3-2 on the season. Luis Ayala and Scott Downs helped Wood to get out of the sixth inning before Downs returned to pitch the seventh inning, he had three strikeouts in his inning and a third. Luis Avilan pitched a scoreless eighth inning before Craig Kimbrel came on to pitch a perfect ninth and pick up his 42nd save of the year.
Atlanta is now 79-52 on the season and they will continue their series with Cleveland tomorrow night at 7:10 p.m. Paul Maholm (9-10) will take the ball for the Braves against Justin Masterson (14-9) for the Indians. Also, the Braves received good news as Brandon Beachy's visit with Dr. James Andrews went well. His elbow is still in great condition and he should only need a little rest before returning and helping Atlanta down the stretch and into the postseason.
Elliot Johnson hits a two-run triple to provide the Braves the only runs they needed in their 2-0 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday night.
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