Diamondbacks 7, Braves 2
ATLANTA -- Zack Greinke matched his season high with eight strikeouts and won his third straight decision as the Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the Atlanta Braves 7-2 on Friday.
Greinke (3-2) allowed two runs on seven hits over six innings and enabled the Diamondbacks to break their six-game losing streak. Greinke improved to 5-0 in his last seven road starts and won for the first time in three career turns at Turner Field.
The Diamondbacks' bullpen got one scoreless inning apiece from Tyler Clippard, Daniel Hudson and Brad Ziegler to close out the win.
Atlanta starter Aaron Blair (0-2) lost to the team who drafted him and traded him to the Braves as part of the Shelby Miller deal. Blair pitched five innings and allowed three runs (two earned) on five hits and four walks.
Atlanta got its two runs in the sixth inning on RBI singles from Adonis Garcia and Tyler Flowers. The Braves had four hits and a walk in the inning, but had the rally slowed when Freddie Freeman hit into a double play.
The Diamondbacks added an insurance run in the eighth inning against Atlanta reliever Alexi Ogando. Pinch-hitter Phil Gosselin, a former Brave, drove in David Peralta with a sacrifice fly to give Arizona a 5-2 lead.
Arizona tacked on two more runs, both unearned, in the ninth on a two-out single by Welington Castillo.
The Diamondbacks scored a run in the second inning when Nick Ahmed singled home Chris Owings, who had doubled.
Arizona took a 3-0 lead in the third inning by scoring twice. Peralta had an RBI single to bring in Paul Goldschmidt, who had walked and stole second. Peralta scored when Atlanta third baseman Reid Brignac committed a fielding error.
The Diamondbacks lined into double plays in the fourth and fifth innings.
Arizona scored again in the sixth when Brandon Drury hit a long homer, his sixth, to left against reliever Jim Johnson.
Atlanta catcher A.J. Pierzynski was ejected for arguing a third-strike call from home plate umpire Cory Blaser.
NOTES: Atlanta and Arizona hit their pitchers in the No. 8 spot on Friday night. ... Atlanta named former Braves pitcher Buddy Carlyle as a coaching assistant. He will be in uniform for all pregame workouts and will manage the team's instant-replay protocol from an off-field location. ... Atlanta OF Mallex Smith celebrated his 23rd birthday on Friday. ... The National League announced the Braves and Cubs will make up their April 30 rainout on July 7, the day before a three-game interleague series in Chicago against the White Sox. ... Arizona announced it would name the street in front of Chase Park as Randy Johnson Way with a special ceremony on May 12 before a game against the Giants. ... Pitching matchups for Saturday's game are Arizona RHP Shelby Miller (0-3, 8.49 ERA) vs. Atlanta RHP Julio Teheran (0-3, 3.72).