Nori Aoki roped his third home run of the season (he s 10 percent of the way to Bochy s in-jest, preseason quota of 30) and Blanco walked to set up his third run of the game.
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Given the chronic nature of Peavy’s hip and back injuries, and the three months it took to treat them, he most clearly has exceeded expectations since returning July 3. They are 1/2 game back of the Cubs for the second wild card spot in the National League.
Brandon Crawford felt assured that the San Francisco Giants have been about to wrap up one other victory and head to the lodge early. He rapped out four hits, including singles to set up runs in the first and sixth innings.
Giants starter Jake Peavy also wasn’t involved in the decision despite allowing just five singles and a run over six innings while striking out eight as the San Francisco bullpen couldn’t protect a 2-1 lead.
For the Giants, it was an important bounce back win after a tough 9-8 loss on Monday during which they blew leads of 6-0, 7-5 in the ninth and 8-7 in the 12th.
For the Braves, the frustration continued for Shelby Miller, whose winless streak was extended to 14 starts despite giving up just two runs in seven innings and leaving with a 3-2 lead. The Braves have scored a grand total of 26 runs in Miller’s last 13 starts, a stretch during which the All-Star is 0-7.The Braves rallied from a 6-0 deficit in the opener, tying the game on A.J. Pierzynski’s ninth-inning homer before Adonis Garcia’s two-run blast in the 12th gave Atlanta a 9-8 triumph, just its sixth victory in the past 21 games. Joe Panik traveled back to San Francisco on Tuesday and is scheduled to undergo tests on his sore lower back on Wednesday….
“You know it’s going to be a battle against him, but we were able to get his pitch count up and get him out of the game”, Duffy said.
Braves pinch-hitter Pedro Ciriaco tied the game 2-2 in the seventh with an RBI single that scored Adonis Garcia. “He was dominant throughout the whole game”. “We can’t ask for anything more from him, we really can’t”. Then after Belt lined a leadoff single in the fourth, Crawford teased Perez again with another opposite-field drive that barely escaped the reach of the Braves left fielder. Johnson entered the game in the fifth inning at first base as Freddie Freeman left the game with a strained right oblique. RHP Jason Frasor (shoulder strain) was also placed on the DL by the Braves, who recalled 1B/OF Joey Terdoslavich and RHP Ryan Kelly from Triple-A Gwinnett….
Braves: SS Andrelton Simmons, sidelined for the second straight game by an injured right thumb, had an MRI earlier in the day, but manager Fredi Gonzalez said before the game that he results weren’t immediately available. Bumgarner is 4-0 with a 2.30 ERA in his last five starts against the Braves.
Giants: World Series MVP Madison Bumgarner (11-6, 3.39) will start for the Giants in their final matchup with the Braves of the 2015 regular season.
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Posey stroked a two-run homer to center in the third.
