The Braves' offense looked a lot better than the night before as they had ten hits in the victory. Evan Gattis led the team with three hits and he also drove in a run. Freddie Freeman had two hits and also drove in a run while Justin Upton also had two hits. Simmons had his big hit and RBI that ended the game, Dan Uggla and Jason Heyward each added a hit apiece too. They did strike out nine times though against a pitcher that isn't known for strikeouts, Uggla, Elliot Johnson and Freddy Garcia each fanned two times.
Garcia had another good outing on the mound though and with this outing he might have solidified himself a place on the postseason roster. He pitched six and two-thirds innings and gave up two runs on six hits while striking out seven men. Alex Wood came in and recorded the final out of the seventh as he continues to transition back to the bullpen. David Carpenter struck out two batters in a perfect eighth as he continues to show he is a reliable set-up man to Craig Kimbrel. Kimbrel pitched the ninth and struck out all three batters he faced, he also earned the victory and is now 4-3 on the year.
The Braves are now 93-64 on the season and kept themselves a half game ahead of the St. Louis Cardinals for the best record in the National League. They will play their final game with the Brewers tomorrow night at 7:10 p.m. Paul Maholm (10-10) will start his final game of the year against the Brewers' Kyle Lohse (10-10).
Andrelton Simmons follows through on his RBI single that drove in the winning run in the bottom of the ninth in the Braves' 3-2 victory.
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