Braves 3, Diamondbacks 2
ATLANTA -- Right-hander Julio Teheran again exhibited his home-field magic, allowing only one run over six innings in the Atlanta Braves' 3-2 win against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday at Turner Field.
Teheran (8-6) gave up three hits, two walks and struck out seven. Teheran is now 6-1 with a 2.48 ERA in 12 starts at home. It was the fewest number of runs he has allowed since July 3. He threw 102 pitches and retired the side in order only twice.
Arodys Vizcaino pitched a perfect ninth inning to record his third save. He struck out third baseman Jake Lamb to end the game.
Atlanta center fielder Cameron Maybin went 2-for-3, including a triple, and reached base three times. He drove in a pair of runs and made a diving highlight-reel catch in the seventh inning to rob second baseman Chris Owings of a double.
Robbie Ray (3-8) was the losing pitcher. The left-hander threw 4 1/3 innings and allowed three runs on six hits and four walks, with no strikeouts, and was helped by three double plays. Ray is 0-4 since the All-Star Game.
The Braves scored two runs in the bottom of the third. Shortstop Andrelton Simmons got Atlanta's first hit against Ray with one out and went to second on a sacrifice bunt.
Simmons scored on second baseman Jace Peterson's fourth triple into the right-field corner. Center fielder Cameron Maybin followed with an RBI triple in the right-field gap.
Atlanta added a run in the fifth to take a 3-0 lead. Simmons singled and was sacrificed to second. Peterson walked and Maybin hit a sharp single that was just out of the reach of diving shortstop Nick Ahmed that allowed Simmons to score.
That ended the night for Ray, only the second time in 14 starts that he has failed to pitch at least five innings. Left-hander Andrew Chafin issued an intentional walk and got the final two outs in the inning, leaving the bases loaded.
The Diamondbacks cut the lead to 3-1 with a run in the sixth. Right fielder Ender Inciarte reached on a one-out single, took second on a wild pitch and scored on a double by first baseman Paul Goldschmidt.
Arizona got an unearned run in the eighth inning against reliever David Aardsma. With two outs, Inciarte doubled, went to third on a passed ball and scored on a single by center fielder A.J. Pollock. Aardsma was able to induce Goldschmidt, the league's leading hitter, into an inning-ending groundout.
NOTES: Atlanta signed RHP Edwin Jackson and will use the veteran out of the bullpen. He was released by the Cubs on July 29 after going 2-1 with a 3.19 ERA in 31 innings and 23 games. Atlanta optioned RHP Ryan Kelly to Triple-A Gwinnett to clear a roster spot. The Braves claimed RHP Danny Burawa on waivers from the Yankees and assigned him to Gwinnett. ... Arizona OF Yasmany Tomas got another day off to give his left calf more time to heal. Manager Chip Hale said the rookie should be back in the lineup on Saturday. ... Arizona OF David Peralta celebrated his 28th birthday on Friday. ... Matchups for the second game of the three-game series on Saturday are Arizona LHP Patrick Corbin (2-3, 4.08 ERA) facing Atlanta RHP Mike Foltynewicz (4-3, 5.23).