Milwaukee Brewers vs Atlanta Braves Match Player Stats On Jun 24, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Jun 24, 2017

ATLANTA -- Brandon Phillips homered for the third straight game and R.A. Dickey pitched seven strong innings to help the Atlanta Braves extend their winning streak to four with a 3-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday at SunTrust Park.

Phillips was 2-for-4 and scored two runs, but it was his long two-run homer that landed in the back of the left-field bullpen, his seventh, in the third inning that was the decider.

Dickey (6-5) gave up his only run in the first inning but settled down to complete seven innings, allowing five hits and one walk with six strikeouts. He retired the minimum from the second through fifth innings.

Jim Johnson worked a scoreless ninth inning, striking out two, for his 15th save.

Atlanta has won seven of its last eight and pulled within two games of .500 for the first time since April 29.

Milwaukee's Matt Garza (3-4) pitched six innings and allowed three runs and seven hits with four strikeouts.

The Brewers scored a run in the first inning. Keon Broxton and Domingo Santana singled and advanced on a double steal. Travis Shaw walked to load the bases. Broxton scored on a fielder's choice and Dickey struck out Jett Bandy to end the threat.

The Braves tied it in the bottom of the inning. Phillips and Matt Adams singled and Phillips scored on an RBI single by Tyler Flowers.

Atlanta added two more when Phillips delivered a two-run homer in the third inning.

Milwaukee threatened in the eighth when reliever Jose Ramirez walked pinch hitter Eric Sogard. After retiring Broxton on a fly to center, Atlanta went to left-hander Sam Freeman, who struck out Eric Thames and Santana.

NOTES: Milwaukee OF Nick Franklin was ejected in the first inning. Franklin, who was not in the starting lineup, could be heard blasting the umpires for allowing Atlanta an excessive amount of time to determine whether it would challenge a call on a pickoff play at first base. Home-plate umpire Ben May yelled back at Franklin, "I heard you." But Franklin got the thumb from crew chief Jerry Meals, who was working second base. ... The Braves have scored 128 runs in June, eclipsing the 126 scored by the 2010 team. The franchise record is 159 set in 1976. ... OF Ender Inciarte singled in the third inning to extend his hitting streak to seven games. SS Dansby Swanson singled in the eighth and has hit in eight straight games.