Williams Perez had another very decent start, going 6 innings with 7 hit, 2 earned runs, 1 walk, and 3 strikeouts.
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Daniel Castro is starting at shortstop in Saturday’s game against the Marlins.
“That’s a ball I have to catch, ” Prado said.
Atlanta Braves’s Erick Aybar is hit by a pitch from Miami Marlins starter Adam Conley (61) in the fourth inning of a baseball game Friday, May 27, 2016, in Atlanta. “Maybe it would have been”.
Atlanta’s Jeff Francoeur had four hits, all singles, and drove in a run. Marcell Ozuna continued his red hot play by doubling to center, which scored Ichiro, and that gave the Marlins a 1-0 lead.
A pair of walks by Jackson preceded Beckham’s homer in the seventh.
“It was a slider and I’m sure it wasn’t where he wanted it”, said Beckham, who is hitting.
Braves interim manager Brian Snitker says Gordon Beckham is “bouncing around like he’s a teenager”. “Defensively, he’s moving really good and swinging the bat really well”.
Braves: Rookie RHP Aaron Blair will be recalled to start on Saturday.
The right-hander struck out five, walked two and hit a batter in an encouraging outing that assured a continuing spot in the rotation. He said he felt better Friday. “I really like what I saw today. I was sitting there wanting him to do good because I want to see him again [in the rotation]”.
Cole Gillespie followed a single by Derek Dietrich with a triple and scored on a single by Adeiny Hechavarria to make it 2-0. The Braves would then take the lead in the bottom of the eighth inning and hold it for the win. Of course that means that Gordon Beckham attempted sac bunt led to a force out at third (read Ivan’s article as to why bunting is bad).
Eric O’Flaherty (1-3) got credit for the victory, retiring the only two batters he faced.
Conley pitched 4 1/3 innings and allowed two runs, eight hits and one walk with a career-high three hit batsmen and a wild pitch. Initially ruled an error, the two-run single would have ended the inning if Prado was able to complete the play.
SS Chase d’Arnaud was scratched from the Braves’ original lineup after he was involved in a traffic accident on the way to Turner Field.
The Marlins are 7-2 in their last nine series openers, 5-0 in Conley’s last five starts following a team loss in their previous game, but 1-4 in their last five against the NL East while the Braves are 7-15 in their last 22 against the NL East, 14-37 in their last 51 home games, and 1-4 in their last five Friday games.
Marlins: OF Christian Yelich (back spasms) missed his eighth straight start. The Braves swept the Marlins at Marlins Park in early April in the only other meeting between the teams.
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Braves: RHP Shae Simmons, who missed the 2015 season recovering from Tommy John surgery, had tightness in his triceps after three rehab appearances with Triple-A Gwinnett.
