Braves 5, Marlins 0
Tommy Hanson pitched seven shutout innings to earn his first victory of the season and lead the host Atlanta Braves to a 5-0 victory over the Florida Marlins on Tuesday.
Jason Heyward hit his third homer, Brian McCann hit his first homer and Chipper Jones added two RBIs for the Braves, who snapped a two-game losing streak during which they scored a total of two runs.
Hanson (1-2) allowed four hits, walked two and struck out five, and improved to 4-1 lifetime against the Marlins.
Eric O’Flaherty and Peter Moylan combined to pitch the eighth, and Scott Linebrink pitched the ninth and struck out two.
Marlins starter Chris Volstad (0-2) was knocked out of the game with two outs in the fifth after allowing eight hits and five runs.