The Braves had seven hits in the game. Evan Gattis led the Braves with three hits in his return from Triple-A Gwinnett. He also hit a game-tying homer, his sixteenth of the season, in the bottom of the seventh. Andrelton Simmons then hit the eventual game-winning two-run home run two batters later, it was his thirteenth of the year. B.J. Upton also added two hits for the Braves in the victory and Freddie Freeman had one.
Kris Medlen had everything going his way in the game, and he even got lucky enough to earn the win after the two late homers by the offense. He pitched seven innings and gave up one run on seven hits while striking out nine and improving his record to 12-12. Scott Downs and Luis Ayala combined to retire the side in the eighth. Craig Kimbrel then came on in the ninth and struck out two batters while earning his 44th save of the season.
The Braves are now 85-53 on the year and they will finish their series with the Mets tomorrow afternoon at 12:10 p.m. Kameron Loe (1-2) who was called up from Gwinnett to make a spot start so Julio Teheran could rest, will start for Atlanta against Dillon Gee (10-9) of the Mets.
Evan Gattis hits a solo home run in the bottom of the seventh to tie the game against the Mets. Gattis went 3-3 in his return from a Minor League stint.
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