Atlanta Braves
Reds 5, Braves 1
Braves third baseman Chris Johnson is caught stealing second base by Reds' Skip Schumaker in the fourth inning at Turner Field Thursday, April 30, 2015, in Atlanta.
May 1, 2015
A recap of the Braves’ loss to the Cincinnati Reds on Thurday at Turner Field.
How the game was won: Reds starter Mike Leake held the Braves to two hits and four base runners over eight innings as Cincinnati won 5-1. Braves starter Shelby Miller held the Reds scoreless until allowing an unearned run in the sixth inning and back-to-back homers to Tucker Barnhart and Leake in the seventh. The Braves lost their third consecutive game and are 2-8 in their last 10.
Number: 12. Consecutive batters retired by Leake from the fifth through eighth innings.
Next: The Braves play the Reds at 7:35 p.m. Friday on Fox Sports South. TBD faces Anthony DeSclafani (2-1, 1.04).
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