Where: Turner Field, Atlanta, Georgia
Temperature: 65°
Umpires: Home - Gary Cederstrom, 1B - Mike Estabrook, 2B - Adrian Johnson, 3B - Fieldin Culbreth
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Martin Prado extended his hitting streak to seven games and drove in three runs to lead the Atlanta Braves to an 8-3 win over the Milwaukee Brewers in the first game of a doubleheader on Wednesday at Turner Field.
Prado drove in a run with a single to center field in the third inning, and then blooped a hit off the handle of his bat into left-center with the bases loaded in the fourth to drive home a pair. The 3-for-5 effort boosted Prado's batting average up to .265.
The run support benefited Atlanta starter Tommy Hanson (4-3), who won his third consecutive outing and lowered his ERA to 2.63. Hanson allowed only three hits and struck out seven in six innings. He gave up a run in the first inning on a single by Craig Counsell and a solo homer by Prince Fielder in the fourth.
The Braves broke the game open with four runs in the sixth inning, a rally that was highlighted by Chipper Jones' two-run single. Jones now has a team-high 23 RBIs this season.
Milwaukee starter Marco Estrada (1-1) lasted only 5 1/3 innings and was touched for eight hits and seven runs, six earned.
| Milwaukee | Atlanta | |
| Marco Estrada | Player | Tommy Hanson |
| Loss | W/L | Win |
| 5.1 | IP | 6.0 |
| 5 | Strikeouts | 7 |
| 9 | Hits | 3 |
| 11.81 | ERA | 3.00 |
| Milwaukee | Atlanta | |
| Craig Counsell | Player | Nate McLouth |
| 1 | Hits | 3 |
| 1 | RBI | 0 |
| 0 | HR | 0 |
| 1 | TB | 4 |
| .500 | Avg | 1.000 |