Atlanta had nine hits in the victory. None were bigger than Upton's solo homer in the bottom of the tenth that gave the Braves the victory. It was Upton's 23rd home run of the season and one of two hits he had in the game. Jason Heyward had two hits also and scored a run, while Andrelton Simmons added two hits too. Paul Janish got a hit and scored a run, Chris Johnson and Jordan Schafer each added a hit as well.
The Braves got a great start from Alex Wood but unfortunately it went to waste. He pitched six and a third innings and gave up a run on five hits and struck out a career-high nine batters. David Carpenter came in and closed out the seventh inning by getting the final two outs. Luis Avilan and Luis Ayala combined to pitch the eighth inning and they couldn't hold the lead as Washington's Jayson Werth drove in the game-tying run. Craig Kimbrel ran into some trouble in the ninth but was able to get out of the inning with no damage. Scott Downs came in and pitched the tenth and ended up getting the victory, he is now 4-3 on the year.
The Braves are 75-47 on the season and they will continue their series with the Nationals tomorrow night at 7:10 p.m. Mike Minor (12-5) will take the mound for Atlanta against the Nationals' Stephen Strasburg (6-9). The Braves also received some bad news, Tyler Pastornicky will be out for the rest of the season after suffering a torn ACL in his knee after colliding with Jason Heyward in their last game. To replace him on the roster, the Braves recalled infielder Phil Gosselin from Triple-A Gwinnett.
Justin Upton connects with the game-winning home run in the bottom of the tenth inning in the Braves' 3-2 victory on Friday night over the Washington Nationals.
Photo Courtesy of the Associated Press
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