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05/22 14:10 CDT Gattis grand slam leads Braves past Twins 8-3
Gattis grand slam leads Braves past Twins 8-3
By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) -- Evan Gattis kept up an amazing rookie season with his first grand slam, B.J. Upton and Ramiro Pena also homered, and the Atlanta Braves finished off a sweep of the woeful Minnesota Twins 8-3 Wednesday. The Braves stretched their winning streak to six games and made things easy for Paul Maholm (6-4), who allowed an unearned run in 7 1-3 innings. Gattis struck less than 24 hours after his two-out, pinch-homer in the ninth allowed the Braves to pull out a 5-4 win over the Twins in extra innings. Swinging on a 3-0 pitch with the bases loaded in the fourth, he launched an opposite-field drive just inside the right-field pole. Vance Worley (1-5) gave up eight runs in 3 2-3 innings in the Twins' eighth straight loss.
Gattis grand slam leads Braves past Twins 8-3
By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) -- Evan Gattis kept up an amazing rookie season with his first grand slam, B.J. Upton and Ramiro Pena also homered, and the Atlanta Braves finished off a sweep of the woeful Minnesota Twins 8-3 Wednesday. The Braves stretched their winning streak to six games and made things easy for Paul Maholm (6-4), who allowed an unearned run in 7 1-3 innings. Gattis struck less than 24 hours after his two-out, pinch-homer in the ninth allowed the Braves to pull out a 5-4 win over the Twins in extra innings. Swinging on a 3-0 pitch with the bases loaded in the fourth, he launched an opposite-field drive just inside the right-field pole. Vance Worley (1-5) gave up eight runs in 3 2-3 innings in the Twins' eighth straight loss.
