ATLANTA -- Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez has been waiting for his offence to wake up.
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to respectability, but at least the Braves are taking the necessary steps.
Freddie Freeman and Justin Upton homered to help Mike Minor win his second
consecutive start, and Atlanta beat the Milwaukee Brewers 9-3 Monday night. "We
started swinging the bats really, really well," Gonzalez said. "Not only the
home runs, but there were some two-out singles, there were some base on balls,
there was a lot of baserunning. It was nice to see." Pinch-hitter Ryan Doumit
also went deep for Atlanta in a matchup of first-place teams. The Braves, who
had lost 12 of 18, never trailed in winning their second straight game. Atlanta
began the night with the fewest runs in the majors. But the Braves banged out a
season-high 15 hits and improved to 18-5 when hitting a home run. Minor (2-2)
gave up two runs and five hits with five strikeouts in 6 2-3 innings. The
left-hander, lifted with a 4-2 lead, appreciated the run support. "Were still in
first place, and everybodys talking about how bad we were playing," Minor said.
"It was good to have that cushion when we won a lot of games, but we have too
good of players to be worried about it." Ryan Braun and Khris Davis homered for
the Brewers, who have lost three straight. Braun also threw out a runner at the
plate from right field. Wily Peralta (4-3) allowed nine hits, a season-high four
walks and three runs -- two earned -- with five strikeouts in five innings. The
right-hander began the night 1-1 with a 1.29 ERA in three starts this month, but
he couldnt overcome poor command of his pitches. "Thats the first time, but
thats going to happen during the season," Peralta said. "You try to do your best
and keep the team in the ballgame." Freeman led off the third with his ninth
homer to make it 3-0. Davis lost his glove over the left-field fence on Freemans
opposite-field shot. A fan picked up the glove off a ledge between the fence and
the seats and tossed it back to Davis after Freeman rounded the bases. The
Braves broke open a one-run game in the eighth, scoring five times off reliever
Wei-Chung Wang to make it 9-3. Doumit hit a solo shot, Uptons 11th homer was a
two-run drive, and Atlanta got RBI singles from Andrelton Simmons and
Ramiro Pena. After Wang needed 40 pitches to get two outs, Brewers manager Ron
Roenicke brought in first baseman Lyle Overbay off the bench to pitch. The
37-year-old Overbay pitched for the first time in his 14-year major league
career, retiring Doumit on a popup. Doumit, who was teammates with Overbay in
Pittsburgh, got a good laugh out of the at-bat. "That kids got nasty stuff,"
Doumit said with a smile. "Hes got a bright future ahead of him. Im going to
keep my eye on him." Zach Duke, who relieved Peralta to begin the sixth, gave up
a leadoff single to Minor and a single to Jason Heyward before Upton reached
safely when catcher Martin Maldonado was called for interference. Rob Wooten
relieved with one out and gave up Evan Gattis sacrifice fly that made it 4-2.
David Hale relieved Minor with a runner at second base and ended the threat when
Carlos Gomez grounded out. Brauns seventh homer, an opposite-field shot to right
off David Carpenter, cut the margin to 4-3 in the eighth. Atlanta took a 1-0
lead in the first when Heyward led off with a single, stole second and scored on
Maldonados passed ball and throwing error to third. The Braves went ahead 2-0 in
the second on Penas RBI single. Davis fifth homer, a two-run shot in the fifth,
cut it to 3-2. NOTES: The Braves have won 10 of their last 12 against Milwaukee
at Turner Field. ... Gomez went 1 for 3 in his first game since last Tuesday. He
served a three-game suspension last week for his role in a bench-clearing dustup
April 20 at Pittsburgh and missed two weekend games at the Chicago Cubs with
back stiffness and a stomach virus. ... Heyward, who began the game hitting .186
in his last 43 at-bats, went 3 for 4 with two stolen bases. ... Brauns outfield
assist ended the Atlanta fourth as Heyward, trying to score from second on
Freemans single to right, was tagged out at the plate.
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