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- Updated: August 9, 2016
MILWAUKEE — Nick Markakis provided a pair of timely extra-base hits and the Braves preserved a strong bullpen effort while extending their winning ways with Monday night’s 4-3, 12-inning win over the Brewers at Miller Park.
Markakis’ ground-rule double off Carlos Torres got the Braves going in the 12th, putting runners at second and third. After Adonis Garcia was intentionally walked, Gordon Beckham delivered a game-winning sacrifice fly for the Braves, who have won nine of their last 13 games. The Brewers turned four double plays, including one to limit the damage in the 12th after Beckham’s sac fly, and limited the Braves to three hits from the sixth to the 11th inning. Milwaukee has now lost four of its last five games.
“Even before I got here, they were playing really good baseball and swinging it well,” Matt Kemp said after notching his second straight multi-hit game. “I think we’re just keeping the momentum going. We want to finish the second half strong and see where that takes us.”
Markakis and A.J. Pierzynski recorded solo home runs and Freddie Freeman completed a nifty slide to complete a double that preceded Kemp’s fourth-inning RBI single. After the Braves gained a 3-1 lead against Zach Davies, Martin Maldonado hit a game-tying, two-run homer in the bottom of the fifth against Rob Whalen, who notched seven strikeouts while completing six innings in his second career start. He also singled for his first Major League hit.
“It was just a game for both teams, late in the game, there wasn’t that much offense,” Brewers manager Craig Counsell said. “From the fifth inning on, there weren’t a lot of scoring opportunities.”
MOMENTS THAT MATTEREDTimely power: Davies surrendered Pierzynski’s solo shot with two outs in the fifth inning, but his more costly mistake might have occurred in the second inning. After getting ahead with an 0-2 count against Markakis, he attempted to sneak a third straight two-seam fastball by the veteran outfielder, who responded by producing his seventh home run of the …
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