Braves edge Brewers on 12th-inning sac fly
MILWAUKEE -- Gordon Beckham's sacrifice fly in the 12th inning gave the Atlanta Braves a 4-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday night at Miller Park.
The Braves loaded the bases against Brewers right-hander Carlos Torres (2-2) to open the 12th and Beckham followed by popping a fly ball to deep center that scored Matt Kemp.
Center fielder Keon Broxton dropped the ball, allowing Beckham to reach keeping the bases loaded with nobody out.
The Brewers turned to right-hander Blaine Boyer, who got A.J. Pierzynski to bounce into a double-play that got the runner at home then popped out Chase d'Arnaud to first base.
Making his second career start, Braves starter Rob Whalen went six innings and allowed three runs and five hits. He struck out seven and walked one.
Brewers starter Zach Davies allowed three runs and up eight hits but didn't walk a batter in seven innings of work.
Nick Markakis put the Braves on the board in the second, when Davies missed his mark with an 0-2 fastball and Markakis sent it to right for his sixth homer of the year.
Milwaukee tied the game in the second on Broxton's RBI double to shallow right, but the Braves pulled back ahead in the fourth, when Freddie Freeman doubled and scored on Kemp's base hit to right.
Pierzynski gave the Braves a two-run lead with his two-out home run in the fifth, and Martin Maldonado tied the score with a two-run homer in the bottom of the inning.
NOTES: Milwaukee placed RHP Junior Guerra on the 15-day disabled list Monday with soreness in his right elbow. RHP Wily Peralta will be recalled from Triple-A Colorado Springs to replace Guerra Tuesday in the rotation. ... The Brewers also optioned RHP David Goforth to Colorado Springs and recalled RHP Rob Scahill to join the relief corps. Goforth had appeared in three games since being recalled last week and allowed five earned runs in three innings of work. Milwaukee claimed Scahill after he spent parts of the last two seasons with the Pirates, who designated him for assignment July 12. ... Atlanta placed RHP Chris Withrow on the 15-day disabled list Monday with right elbow inflammation and recalled RHP Chaz Roe from Triple-A Gwinnett. Withrow has appeared in 40 games this season for Atlanta, going 2-0 with a 3.31 ERA and 25 strikeouts in 32 2/3 innings of work.