The Braves had nine hits in the game. Freddie Freeman and Chris Johnson each had three hits apiece in the victory. Freeman also added his 20th homer of the year, he also drove in two runs and scored two runs, Johnson also added two RBI's. Evan Gattis also added a hit and drove in the Braves' other two runs. Elliot Johnson and B.J. Upton had the other two hits for the Braves.
Garcia was just making a start so the Braves could rest Alex Wood, but he did good enough to give the Braves a reason to leave him in the rotation for now. He pitched six innings and gave up a run on five hits while striking out three batters. He also earned his first victory as a Brave and moved his record to 4-6 on the year. Jordan Walden returned from his injury and pitched a scoreless seventh inning. David Carpenter pitched a scoreless eighth inning and struck out two men and then Anthony Varvaro pitched a perfect ninth and struck out two batters.
The Braves are now 88-58 on the year. They will return home for a three-game series against the San Diego Padres which starts tomorrow night at 7:30 p.m. David Hale (0-0) will start in place of Paul Maholm and make his Major League debut, while Ian Kennedy (6-9) will make the start for San Diego.
Freddy Garcia throws a pitch against the Miami Marlins on Thursday, Garcia threw six innings as he earned his first victory with the Braves.
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