Braves finally get 10th win
PITTSBURGH -- The Atlanta Braves became the last team in the major leagues to reach the 10-win mark, beating the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-1 Wednesday behind a strong start by right-hander Julio Teheran.
It was the first win in two tries for Atlanta interim manager Brian Snitker, who replaced the fired Fredi Gonzalez.
Teheran (1-4) held the Pirates to five hits and struck out three in 7 2/3 innings. He had stellar numbers coming into the game -- a 1.44 ERA and a .202 opponent batting average over his previous five starts -- but had been the victim of poor run support.
The game was a stark contrast to the first two games in the series, when the Pirates outscored Atlanta 20-14.
The Braves (10-29) took a 1-0 lead in the third, and Tyler Flowers extended that to 2-0 with a first-pitch, one-out home run to straightaway center field in the sixth. Chase d'Arnaud drove in another run with a double in the ninth.
Pittsburgh, which had won three games in a row before Wednesday, managed only a double in the second by Gregory Polanco and four singles before Jung Ho Kang hit a home run to left in the ninth to make it 3-1.
Pirates starter Francisco Liriano (3-3) allowed two runs on seven hits in seven innings. Pittsburgh had won all of his previous 13 starts at PNC Park, dating to last June 15.
NOTES: Atlanta called up RHP John Gant from Triple-A Gwinnett and optioned RHP Aaron Blair to Triple-A. Blair gave up 13 runs (12 earned) on 15 hits in five innings over his past two starts. ... Braves RHP Shae Simmons (elbow), making his second injury rehab appearance with Triple-A Gwinnett, started, struck out three and got out of a bases-loaded jam (single, two walks) in one inning. ... Pirates OF Starling Marte is expected to come off of paternity list and be available on Thursday. ... Pittsburgh's game June 26 against Los Angeles will start at 8:08 p.m. It originally was scheduled for 1:35 p.m. ... Pittsburgh manager Clint Hurdle on his team's propensity for successful reclamation projects, such as OF Matt Joyce: "There are guys that go through hard times and play a certain way. There are guys who go through hard times and mope. We stay away from the mopers, the bottom-lippers."