ATLANTA
-- Arizona's visit to Atlanta provided a reminder of all the talent the
Diamondbacks shipped to the Braves in their offseason trade for Shelby Miller.
Facing his former teammates, Miller finally provided a winning return on the big investment.
Miller threw six strong innings for his first victory and the Diamondbacks beat the struggling Braves 4-2 on Saturday night.
"It feels nice to finally pitch a decent game," said Miller, who brought an ugly 8.49 ERA into the game after giving up 22 runs in his first 23 1/3 innings.
Miller (1-3) allowed two runs on four hits and one walk.
Arizona has won two straight over Atlanta after taking a six-game losing streak into the series.
The Braves' haul in the Dec. 8 trade was significant: top shortstop prospect Dansby Swanson, right-hander Aaron Blair, who started Friday night's game, and center fielder Ender Inciarte.
Miller, who was an All-Star and had a 3.02 ERA with the Braves last season, flourished in his return to Turner Field.
"I obviously had a good year here last year and I enjoy pitching in this park," Miller said. "It was definitely nice to get here and get back on track, but even my last bullpen session I felt I figured out a little something, just kind of slowing down through my mechanics and stopped rushing a bit. I think that helped a ton."
The loss left the Braves 1-14 in home games, the worst home start for any team since the 1913 Yankees lost their first 17 home decisions, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. The Yankees had one tie in that span.
The Braves (7-22) are off to the worst start in franchise history since 1900.
Jake Lamb had two doubles and drove in a run in Arizona's two-run third inning that tied the game at 2-all.
Miller appeared to be headed for another tough start when he gave up a first-inning home run to Freddie Freeman and allowed another run in the second. He finished strong with four scoreless innings.
"I thought we had him on the ropes a couple of times, but we couldn't put a crooked number up," said Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez.
Brad Ziegler pitched a perfect ninth for his sixth save.
Julio Teheran allowed two runs, one earned, in five innings.
Bud Norris (1-5), who lost his spot in the rotation after posting an 8.74 ERA in five starts, walked Wellington Castillo to open the sixth. Castillo scored on Brandon Drury's double to left field, sliding under A.J. Pierzynski's tag at the plate.
DRURY DELIVERS
Drury started in left field and had three hits. He is hitting .316.
"Drury is just forcing our hand to put him in the lineup somewhere every night," said Arizona manager Chip Hale.
NEW-LOOK OUTFIELD
Inciarte, who opened the season in center field, started in left field in his return from the disabled list. Gonzalez said Inciarte will play center field when Mallex Smith sits against left-handers.
Smith's bases-loaded fly ball to left field in the second inning drove in Reid Brignac, whose bunt single toward third base against the shift started the inning.
In the transaction announced Friday night, Adonis Garcia was optioned to Triple-A Gwinnett.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Diamondbacks: A stiff neck kept OF-IF Yasmany Tomas out of the lineup for the second straight game. Hale disclosed the ailment on Saturday. He said Tomas couldn't take batting practice on Friday but felt better on Saturday.
Braves: IF Gordon Beckham (strained left hamstring) could come off the 15-day DL early next week.
UP NEXT
Diamondbacks: LHP Patrick Corbin (1-3, 4.91) will try to extend his streak of 16 2/3 scoreless innings against Atlanta in Sunday's final game of the series. It is the longest stretch of consecutive innings by an Arizona pitcher against an opponent to start a career. He is 2-0 against Atlanta in three games, including two starts.
Braves: RHP Mike Foltynewicz (0-1, 9.82) will make his second start since being recalled from Triple-A Gwinnett on May 2. He lasted only 3 2/3 innings, giving up eight hits and four runs in a 4-1 loss to the Mets in his first start.
Facing his former teammates, Miller finally provided a winning return on the big investment.
Miller threw six strong innings for his first victory and the Diamondbacks beat the struggling Braves 4-2 on Saturday night.
"It feels nice to finally pitch a decent game," said Miller, who brought an ugly 8.49 ERA into the game after giving up 22 runs in his first 23 1/3 innings.
Miller (1-3) allowed two runs on four hits and one walk.
Arizona has won two straight over Atlanta after taking a six-game losing streak into the series.
The Braves' haul in the Dec. 8 trade was significant: top shortstop prospect Dansby Swanson, right-hander Aaron Blair, who started Friday night's game, and center fielder Ender Inciarte.
Miller, who was an All-Star and had a 3.02 ERA with the Braves last season, flourished in his return to Turner Field.
"I obviously had a good year here last year and I enjoy pitching in this park," Miller said. "It was definitely nice to get here and get back on track, but even my last bullpen session I felt I figured out a little something, just kind of slowing down through my mechanics and stopped rushing a bit. I think that helped a ton."
The loss left the Braves 1-14 in home games, the worst home start for any team since the 1913 Yankees lost their first 17 home decisions, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. The Yankees had one tie in that span.
The Braves (7-22) are off to the worst start in franchise history since 1900.
Jake Lamb had two doubles and drove in a run in Arizona's two-run third inning that tied the game at 2-all.
Miller appeared to be headed for another tough start when he gave up a first-inning home run to Freddie Freeman and allowed another run in the second. He finished strong with four scoreless innings.
"I thought we had him on the ropes a couple of times, but we couldn't put a crooked number up," said Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez.
Brad Ziegler pitched a perfect ninth for his sixth save.
Julio Teheran allowed two runs, one earned, in five innings.
Bud Norris (1-5), who lost his spot in the rotation after posting an 8.74 ERA in five starts, walked Wellington Castillo to open the sixth. Castillo scored on Brandon Drury's double to left field, sliding under A.J. Pierzynski's tag at the plate.
DRURY DELIVERS
Drury started in left field and had three hits. He is hitting .316.
"Drury is just forcing our hand to put him in the lineup somewhere every night," said Arizona manager Chip Hale.
NEW-LOOK OUTFIELD
Inciarte, who opened the season in center field, started in left field in his return from the disabled list. Gonzalez said Inciarte will play center field when Mallex Smith sits against left-handers.
Smith's bases-loaded fly ball to left field in the second inning drove in Reid Brignac, whose bunt single toward third base against the shift started the inning.
In the transaction announced Friday night, Adonis Garcia was optioned to Triple-A Gwinnett.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Diamondbacks: A stiff neck kept OF-IF Yasmany Tomas out of the lineup for the second straight game. Hale disclosed the ailment on Saturday. He said Tomas couldn't take batting practice on Friday but felt better on Saturday.
Braves: IF Gordon Beckham (strained left hamstring) could come off the 15-day DL early next week.
UP NEXT
Diamondbacks: LHP Patrick Corbin (1-3, 4.91) will try to extend his streak of 16 2/3 scoreless innings against Atlanta in Sunday's final game of the series. It is the longest stretch of consecutive innings by an Arizona pitcher against an opponent to start a career. He is 2-0 against Atlanta in three games, including two starts.
Braves: RHP Mike Foltynewicz (0-1, 9.82) will make his second start since being recalled from Triple-A Gwinnett on May 2. He lasted only 3 2/3 innings, giving up eight hits and four runs in a 4-1 loss to the Mets in his first start.
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Arizona - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Julio Teheran pitching for Atlanta | ARI | ATL |
| Segura lined out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Lamb doubled to deep left. | 0 | 0 |
| Goldschmidt struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Peralta grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Shelby Miller pitching for Arizona | ARI | ATL |
| Markakis flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Inciarte struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Freeman homered to right center (408 feet). | 0 | 1 |
| Pierzynski flied out to left. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Julio Teheran pitching for Atlanta | ARI | ATL |
| Castillo grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| Drury grounded out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Owings grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Shelby Miller pitching for Arizona | ARI | ATL |
| Brignac reached on bunt single to pitcher. | 0 | 1 |
| Aybar hit by pitch, Brignac to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Castro walked, Brignac to third, Aybar to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Teherán popped out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Smith hit sacrifice fly to left, Brignac scored. | 0 | 2 |
| Markakis grounded out to second. | 0 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Julio Teheran pitching for Atlanta | ARI | ATL |
| Miller singled to center. | 0 | 2 |
| Ahmed struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| Segura singled to right, Miller to second. | 0 | 2 |
| Lamb doubled to right, Miller scored, Segura to third, Segura scored, Lamb to third on error by shortstop Aybar. | 2 | 2 |
| Goldschmidt walked. | 2 | 2 |
| Peralta struck out swinging, Goldschmidt stole second. | 2 | 2 |
| Castillo flied out to center. | 2 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Shelby Miller pitching for Arizona | ARI | ATL |
| Inciarte walked. | 2 | 2 |
| Freeman flied out to left. | 2 | 2 |
| Pierzynski grounded into double play, first to shortstop to first, Inciarte out at second. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Julio Teheran pitching for Atlanta | ARI | ATL |
| Drury doubled to deep left. | 2 | 2 |
| Owings sacrificed to third, Drury to third. | 2 | 2 |
| Miller struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| Ahmed walked. | 2 | 2 |
| Ahmed to second on wild pitch by Teherán. | 2 | 2 |
| Segura grounded out to second. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Shelby Miller pitching for Arizona | ARI | ATL |
| Brignac grounded out to second. | 2 | 2 |
| Aybar lined out to right. | 2 | 2 |
| Castro grounded out to third. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Julio Teheran pitching for Atlanta | ARI | ATL |
| Lamb lined out to right. | 2 | 2 |
| Goldschmidt struck out looking. | 2 | 2 |
| Peralta flied out to center. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Shelby Miller pitching for Arizona | ARI | ATL |
| d'Arnaud hit for Teherán. | 2 | 2 |
| d'Arnaud singled to left. | 2 | 2 |
| Smith sacrificed to third, d'Arnaud to second. | 2 | 2 |
| Markakis grounded out to first, d'Arnaud to third. | 2 | 2 |
| Inciarte grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Bud Norris pitching for Atlanta | ARI | ATL |
| Norris relieved Teherán. | 2 | 2 |
| Castillo walked. | 2 | 2 |
| Drury doubled to deep left, Castillo scored. | 3 | 2 |
| Owings walked. | 3 | 2 |
| Miller struck out bunting foul. | 3 | 2 |
| Ahmed lined out to right. | 3 | 2 |
| Segura grounded out to third. | 3 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Shelby Miller pitching for Arizona | ARI | ATL |
| Freeman grounded out to first. | 3 | 2 |
| Pierzynski flied out to center. | 3 | 2 |
| Brignac singled to center. | 3 | 2 |
| Aybar grounded out to first. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Hunter Cervenka pitching for Atlanta | ARI | ATL |
| Cervenka relieved Norris. | 3 | 2 |
| Lamb lined out to third. | 3 | 2 |
| Goldschmidt walked. | 3 | 2 |
| Goldschmidt caught stealing second, pitcher to first to shortstop. | 3 | 2 |
| Peralta struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Tyler Clippard pitching for Arizona | ARI | ATL |
| Clippard relieved Miller. | 3 | 2 |
| Castro flied out to left. | 3 | 2 |
| K. Johnson hit for Cervenka. | 3 | 2 |
| K. Johnson struck out looking. | 3 | 2 |
| Smith grounded out to first. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jason Grilli pitching for Atlanta | ARI | ATL |
| Grilli relieved Cervenka. | 3 | 2 |
| Castillo struck out looking. | 3 | 2 |
| Drury singled to right. | 3 | 2 |
| Owings grounded into fielder's choice to third, Drury out at second. | 3 | 2 |
| Gosselin hit for Clippard. | 3 | 2 |
| Gosselin singled to center, Owings to second. | 3 | 2 |
| Ahmed fouled out to right. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Daniel Hudson pitching for Arizona | ARI | ATL |
| Hudson relieved Clippard. | 3 | 2 |
| Markakis grounded out to second. | 3 | 2 |
| Inciarte grounded out to third. | 3 | 2 |
| Freeman walked. | 3 | 2 |
| Pierzynski grounded out to second. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Arodys Vizcaino pitching for Atlanta | ARI | ATL |
| Vizcaíno relieved Grilli. | 3 | 2 |
| Segura singled to center. | 3 | 2 |
| Segura to second on balk by Vizcaíno. | 3 | 2 |
| Lamb grounded out to second, Segura to third. | 3 | 2 |
| Goldschmidt walked. | 3 | 2 |
| Goldschmidt to second on wild pitch by Vizcaíno. | 3 | 2 |
| Peralta struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| Castillo reached on infield single to shortstop, Segura scored, Goldschmidt to third. | 4 | 2 |
| Drury popped out to second. | 4 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Brad Ziegler pitching for Arizona | ARI | ATL |
| Ziegler relieved Hudson. | 4 | 2 |
| Brignac grounded out to second. | 4 | 2 |
| Aybar lined out to first. | 4 | 2 |
| Castro grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona Diamondbacks | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Segura 2B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | .344 | .374 | .512 |
| Lamb 3B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .274 | .364 | .495 |
| Goldschmidt 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 26 | .229 | .414 | .438 |
| Peralta RF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | .262 | .323 | .443 |
| Castillo C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | .295 | .346 | .558 |
| Drury LF | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | .316 | .333 | .621 |
| Owings CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | .253 | .326 | .349 |
| Miller P | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .091 | .091 | .091 |
Clippard P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
a-Gosselin PH
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .261 | .341 |
Hudson P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Ziegler P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Ahmed SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | .175 | .239 | .291 |
| Totals | 35 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 187 | |||
| a-singled to center for T Clippard in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Lamb 2 (10, Teherán 2); Drury 2 (9, Teherán, Norris) RBI: Lamb (12), Drury (13), Castillo (17) S: Owings 2-out RBI: Castillo Diamondbacks RISP: 2-15 (Peralta 0-3, Lamb 1-2, Miller 0-2, Ahmed 0-2, Goldschmidt 0-1, Castillo 1-2, Segura 0-2, Drury 0-1) Team LOB: 11 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Goldschmidt (3, 2nd base off Teherán/Pierzynski) CS: Goldschmidt (2, 2nd base by Cervenka) Picked Off: Goldschmidt (1st base by Cervenka) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (Goldschmidt-Ahmed-Goldschmidt). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Turner Field, Atlanta, GA |
| Attendance | 22,178 (44.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:17 |
| Weather | 78 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 13 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Sam Holbrook, First Base - Rob Drake, Second Base - Carlos Torres, Third Base - Cory Blaser |
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