How the game was won: Phil Gosselin scored on a two-out wild pitch in the ninth inning by Reds flamethrowing closer Aroldis Chapman to break a tie and send the Braves to a 2-1 win in a series opener at Cincinnati. Gosselin hit a one-out pinch single, advanced on a Nick Markakis single, then stole third. Andrelton Simmons, who had homered in the fourth inning, struck out for the second out in the ninth. But with Freddie Freeman batting, Chapman threw a wild pitch and Gosselin raced home with the go-ahead run, only the second allowed by Chapman this season.

Number: 1.60. Shelby Miller's ERA after the Braves pitcher limited the Reds to one run and three hits in seven innings, with two walks and eight strikeouts. He's allowed two earned runs or fewer in all seven starts this season.

What's next: The Braves and Reds play the second game of their three-game series Tuesday night (7:10), with rookie Mike Foltynewicz (2-0, 5.23) making his third career start and facing Reds right-hander Anthony DeSclafani (2-3).

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