Photos: Braves celebrate a win over Jays

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Photos: Braves celebrate a win over Jays

Andrelton Simmons’ opposite-field single with one out in the ninth inning gave Atlanta a 3-2 walkoff win over the Toronto Blue Jays, snapping a franchise-record 12-game losing skid at Turner Field.

Braves Andrelton Simmons gets a water spray from Adonis Garcia and swarmed by teammates hitting a walk off game winning RBI single to beat the Blue Jays 3-2 in the 9th inning of a baseball game on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com

Braves Andrelton Simmons hits a walk off game winning RBI single to beat the Blue Jays 3-2 in the 9th inning of a baseball game on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com

Braves Andrelton Simmons is chased by Freddie Freeman as he rounds first hitting a walk off game winning RBI single to beat the Blue Jays 3-2 in the 9th inning of a baseball game on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com

raves Andrelton Simmons reacts after hitting a walk off game winning RBI single to beat the Blue Jays 3-2 in the 9th inning of a baseball game on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com

Teammates charge Braves Andrelton Simmons after he hit a walk off game winning RBI single to beat the Blue Jays 3-2 in the 9th inning of a baseball game on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com

Braves Andrelton Simmons closes his eyes as he gets hit with a spray of water by Adonis Garcia after he hit a walk off game winning RBI single to beat the Blue Jays 3-2 in the 9th inning of a baseball game on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com

Braves Andrelton Simmons reacts after hitting a walk off game winning RBI single to beat the Blue Jays 3-2 in the 9th inning of a baseball game on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com

Braves Julio Teheran (center) comes out of the game after 5 2/3 innings with A.J. Pierzynski and Andrelton Simmons looking on against the Blue Jays in a baseball game on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com

Blue Jays sluggers Josh Donaldson (left) bats with Jose Bautista on deck during the seventh inning against the Braves in a baseball game on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com

091515 ATLANTA: Braves fans Heath Taylor (left) and Rian Burnett, both from Savannah, have plenty of seat space to watch the game against the Blue Jays in a baseball game on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com

Braves pitcher Julio Teheran works against the Blue Jays during the first inning in a baseball game on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com

Blue Jays Josh Donaldson loses his bat into the crowd during the first inning against the Braves in a baseball game on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com

Braves Julio Teheran delivers a pitch against the Blue Jays during the first inning in a baseball game on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com

Braves Freddie Freeman rips a RBI single to take a 2-1 lead over the Blue Jays during the third inning in a baseball game on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com

091515 ATLANTA: A Braves fan comes up with Blue Jays Josh Donaldson’s bat after he lost it into the crowd during the first inning against the Braves in a baseball game on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com

091515 ATLANTA: Braves Julio Teheran works the mound against the Blue Jays during the first inning in a baseball game on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com

091515 ATLANTA: Blue Jays fans cheer their team during the first inning against the Braves in a baseball game on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com

Blue Jays Kevin Pillar makes a sliding catch on a long fly ball by Braves Nick Markakis during the fifth inning in a baseball game on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com

091515 ATLANTA: Blue Jays Josh Donaldson bats against the Braves during the first inning in a baseball game on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com

091515 ATLANTA: Blue Jays Mark Buehrie delivers a pitch against the Braves during the first inning in a baseball game on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com

A couple have a section all to themselves to watch the Braves play the Blue Jays in a baseball game on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com

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Braves Andrelton Simmons gets a water spray from Adonis Garcia and swarmed by teammates hitting a walk off game winning RBI single to beat the Blue Jays 3-2 in the 9th inning of a baseball game on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com

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