The Braves had five hits in the game. Freddie Freeman and Phil Gosselin led the team with two hits apiece. It was Gosselin's first hits of his Major League career. Freeman also drove in the Braves' first run, Chris Johnson had the other RBI in the first inning with a bloop single. Jordan Schafer stole two bases in the game, he now leads the Braves with thirteen on the year.
Teheran pitched effectively and improved his record to 10-6 on the year. He pitched six innings and gave up no runs on five hits and struck out five batters. Scott Downs gave up his first run as a Brave but David Carpenter came in and got the Braves out of Downs' jam. Jordan Walden bounced back from giving up a homer yesterday and pitched a perfect eighth. Craig Kimbrel then struck out three batters in the ninth to earn his 39th save of the season.
The Braves are now 76-48 on the season. They will have an off day on Monday before taking on the New York Mets in New York on Tuesday at 7:10 p.m. Brandon Beachy (2-0) will now start the first game instead of Kris Medlen, who pitched in the fifteen inning affair on Saturday night. Zack Wheeler (5-2) should start for New York in the first game.
Julio Teheran throws a pitch in the Braves' 2-1 victory on Sunday afternoon over the Nationals, Teheran won his tenth game of the season.
Photo Courtesy of the Associated Press
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