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 With the bases loaded, Perez hit the first offering from
right-hander Pedro Strop (1-5) in front of Cubs right fielder Jorge
Soler, allowing first baseman Kelly Johnson and catcher A.J.
Pierzynski to score with ease. Those were the second and third RBIs
of the season for Perez.
The Braves won their eighth straight over the Cubs at Turner Field
and snapped a five-game losing streak.
The winning pitcher was rookie Arodys Vizcaino (1-0), who worked a
perfect eighth. Jim Johnson pitched a scoreless ninth for his sixth
save of the season.
Chicago starter Kyle Hendricks lasted 6 2/3 innings and was removed
after 100 pitches. He allowed two runs (one earned), four hits and
one walk with five strikeouts. He did not factor into the decision
for the second consecutive start.
Atlanta starter Julio Teheran also did not figure in the decision.
He was lifted with two outs and runners on first and second base in
the fifth.
It was the first time in nine starts that Teheran had not pitched at
least five innings. He allowed two runs, five hits and three walks
with five strikeouts.
The Braves opened with a run in the first, ending a streak of 23
scoreless innings for Hendricks.
Right fielder Nick Markakis reached on a fielder's choice, stole
second and took third when the throw from Cubs catcher Kyle
Schwarber went into center field. Markakis scored on a single by
Johnson.
Teheran pitched out of a first-and-third jam in the top of the first
without allowing a run but could not escape the same scenario in the
third.
With one out, center fielder Dexter Fowler walked and went to third
on Schwarber's sharp single to right. After third baseman Kris
Bryant struck out and first baseman Anthony Rizzo walked, Soler
singled to left field, driving in two runs to give the Cubs a 2-1
lead.
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Atlanta tied the score at 2 with a run in the third. Center fielder
Cameron Maybin worked a two-out walk and scored when Markakis
doubled into the corner in right field.
NOTES: Atlanta extended the contract of Fredi Gonzalez through the
2016 season, with a club option for 2017. Gonzalez has been the
manager since 2011 and has a record of 400-337 (.543). Each member
of the major league coaching staff also received an extension
through 2016. ... The Cubs had a call overturned in the fifth
inning. Video replay showed that Atlanta PH Jonny Gomes was thrown
out on a grounder to shortstop. First base umpire Tim Timmons called
Gomes safe. The review took 40 seconds. ... The Cubs placed C Miguel
Montero on the 15-day disabled list with a sprained left thumb and
recalled C Kyle Schwarber from Triple-A Iowa. Montero is hitting
.230 with 10 homers and 32 RBIs in 73 games. Schwarber, the team's
first-round draft choice from 2014, is starting his second stint
with the Cubs. He batted .364 (8-for-22) with a homer and six RBIs
during a six-game stay, June 16-21. ... The Braves signed RHP Jason
Frasor and LHP Ross Detwiler and recalled OF Joey Terdoslavich and
RHP Ryan Kelly from Triple-A Gwinnett. The club placed RHP Jason
Grilli on the 15-day DL (ruptured left Achilles), optioned RHP Jake
Brigham and RHP Mike Foltynewicz to Triple-A Gwinnett and designated
RHP David Carpenter for assignment. ... The second game of the
three-game series is Saturday. Chicago will send LHP Jon Lester
(4-8, 3.59 ERA) against rookie Atlanta LHP Manny Banuelos (1-0,
0.75).
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