Braves 5, Red Sox 2
ATLANTA -- Nick Markakis tied a major league record for consecutive errorless games in the outfield, but it was at the plate where the right fielder came through for the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday night.
Markakis, who has four RBIs in as many games, singled in the tie-breaking run in the seventh inning and the Braves defeated the Boston Red Sox 5-2.
Right-handed reliever Junichi Tazawa gave up three straight hits with one out, the last by Markakis, then left-hander Tommy Layne walked catcher A.J. Pierzynski with two outs to force in a second run.
Pinch-hitter Daniel Castro, promoted from Triple-A Gwinnett earlier in the day, had a single in his first major league at-bat during the rally.
Boston manager John Farrell, frustrated from earlier in the game, was ejected during the inning for arguing a checked-swing call by first base umpire Larry Vanover.
The loss was the eighth in nine games for the Red Sox and dropped them to 28-39.
Markakis has gone 392 games without an error, tying the record set by Darren Lewis from 1990 to 1994.
The Braves (32-34) added an insurance run in the eighth inning on an RBI single by center fielder Cameron Maybin.
Jason Grilli pitched the ninth inning for his 18th save in 20 chances. Nick Masset (2-1) worked the seventh and got credit for the victory.
First baseman Mike Napoli, picking on a 2-1 changeup from Braves starter Alex Wood, smashed his 10th homer of the season in the sixth to give the Red Sox a 2-1 lead.
The Braves, though, quickly tied it again in the bottom of the sixth, the Red Sox failing to turn a double play that would have ended the inning. Shortstop Pedro Ciriaco followed with his third hit and second RBI, singling against reliever Alexi Ogando.
Red Sox starter Joe Kelly, who drove in the first Boston run, allowed five hits and was charged with two runs in five-plus innings.
Wood worked six innings and one of the two runs against him was unearned. The left-hander allowed five hits, walked two and struck out seven.
Farrell lost his challenge for the game after the third Boston batter of the first inning when a video review let stand a Braves force out at second base.
That proved significant an inning later when Farrell could only argue with first base umpire Larry Vanover on an out call when center fielder Mookie Betts appeared to beat out a sacrifice bunt.
The Red Sox, at the bottom of the order, ended up stranding runners at second and third.
Farrell has challenged 21 calls this season and only eight have been overturned.
Kelly made the last out in the second inning, but his two-out infield single with the bases loaded in the fourth gave the Red Sox a 1-0 lead. The run was unearned after an error by Braves third baseman Juan Uribe.
The Braves, though, tied it in the bottom of the inning when Uribe, who led off with a single, scored on a two-out hit by Ciriaco.
NOTES: RHP Mike Foltynewicz, who struggled in his past three starts, was optioned to Gwinnett by the Braves. The rookie was 3-2 with a 5.19 ERA in nine starts after opening the season in Triple-A. ... SS Daniel Castro was promoted by the Braves from Gwinnett when Foltynewicz was sent down to serve as infield insurance. ... SS Andrelton Simmons (hand) was out of the Braves' lineup for the second straight game, but he is expected back Thursday. ... 2B Dustin Pedroia (knee) and LF Hanley Ramirez (back) returned to the Red Sox lineup after missing Tuesday's game. ... The teams' four-day, two-city interleague series concludes Thursday. ... Braves RHP Shelby Miller (5-2, 2.02 ERA) is scheduled to pitch the finale against Red Sox RHP Clay Buchholz (3-6, 4.22).