Jair Jurrjens outdueled Cole Hamels and received home run support from three teammates as the Atlanta Braves recorded a 5-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday at Citizens Bank Park.
Jurrjens (4-0) scattered eight hits and allowed only one run in 6 1/3 innings.
After allowing a one-out hit, reliever Eric O’Flaherty entered the game and got Jimmy Rollins to ground into a double play to end the seventh inning. Jonny Venters permitted one run in the eighth - only the second run he’s allowed all season - and Craig Kimbrel pitched a scoreless ninth to pick up his eighth save of the season.
Hamels (4-2) saw his four-game winning streak come to an end. He allowed three runs and five hits in seven innings and struck out a season-high nine.
The difference for Atlanta was three home runs, the first two off Hamels. Alex Gonzalez hit a two-run shot to left field in the second inning and rookie Freddie Freeman belted a long homer to center field in the fifth.
The Braves tacked on two more runs in the eighth when pinch hitter Eric Hinske blasted a two-run homer to deep right field off reliever Michael Stutes.
Atlanta won two of three games in the series and has now won seven of its last eight.
Atlanta | Philadelphia | |
Jair Jurrjens | Player | Cole Hamels |
Win | W/L | Loss |
6.1 | IP | 7.0 |
2 | Strikeouts | 9 |
8 | Hits | 5 |
1.42 | ERA | 3.86 |
Atlanta | Philadelphia | |
Freddie Freeman | Player | Raul Ibanez |
3 | Hits | 2 |
1 | RBI | 0 |
1 | HR | 0 |
6 | TB | 2 |
.750 | Avg | .500 |
Team | Hits | HR | TB | Avg | LOB | K | RBI | BB | SB | Errors |
Atlanta | 8 | 3 | 17 | .258 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Philadelphia | 12 | 0 | 16 | .333 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |