Peavy, Giants one-hit Braves
ATLANTA -- Jake Peavy celebrated his 36th birthday by throwing seven scoreless innings, getting a hit and scoring a run in the San Francisco Giants' 4-0 win over the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday at Turner Field.
Giants relievers George Kontos, Josh Osich, Cory Gearrin and Javier Lopez completed a combined one-hitter.
Peavy (2-5) won for the first time since April 23 and earned his first career victory at Turner Field. He faced the minimum batters in his seven innings and allowed only one hit. He struck out three, did not allow a walk, and threw 57 of his 77 pitches for strikes.
Peavy scored a run in the sixth inning to break up a scoreless tie. The rally started innocently when Peavy reached first with two outs on a broken-bat single that just escaped the infield. Peavy was running on the next pitch and easily scored when Denard Span lined a triple into the gap in right-center.
The Giants put the game away by scoring three times in the eighth inning. After San Francisco loaded the bases, pinch hitter Matt Duffy lifted a sacrifice fly to right. Span drove a run home with a single over the drawn-in infield, and Joe Panik pushed across a run with an infield out.
Span finished 3-for-4 with two RBIs.
Atlanta right-hander Matt Wisler (2-5) pitched seven innings and allowed three runs on four hits and two walks, with two strikeouts.
The first five innings were dominated by the starting pitchers. Peavy retired the first 12 Atlanta batters he faced until Tyler Flowers led off the fifth with a single, only to be erased in a double play. The Giants managed only two hits against Wisler through the first five innings, but both were wiped out a double plays.
NOTES: The Braves traded veteran RHP Jason Grilli and cash to Toronto in exchange for minor league RHP Sean Ratcliffe. Grilli was the closer last year before rupturing his left Achilles tendon. This year, he has two saves but ceded the closer's job to Arodys Vizcaino. The Braves recalled Ryan Weber from Triple-A Gwinnett. ... San Francisco RHP Johnny Cueto was named National League Pitcher of the Week. In two starts, Cueto was 2-0 with a 0.50 ERA, striking out 11 in 15 innings. ... San Francisco started Conor Gillaspie at third base Tuesday in place of Matt Duffy, who sustained a left wrist contusion when hit by a pitch Monday. ... Giants manager Bruce Bochy said RHP Sergio Romo complained of soreness in his right elbow and will not pitch again on his rehab assignment for four or five days. Bochy said OF Angel Pagan (left hamstring) should return when he is eligible to come off the DL on June 8. ... Atlanta RHP Williams Perez (2-1, 3.71) starts Wednesday against Giants LHP Albert Suarez, who will make his major league debut.