Veteran Martin Perez outdueled Jacob Misiorowski to lead the Atlanta Braves to a 3-2 win over the visiting Milwaukee Brewers on Friday in the first game of a series matching division-leading clubs.
The Braves broke a three-game losing streak and ended a six-game home losing streak to Milwaukee. Milwaukee has lost two in a row.
Perez (6-3) pitched six innings and allowed one run on six hits and two walks, striking out five. Perez earned his first career win against the Brewers; he entered the game 0-3 with an 8.54 in five career appearances against Milwaukee.
Raisel Iglesias gave up a run in the ninth but still earned his 15th save. He has successfully converted 33 consecutive save opportunities, the longest active streak in the majors.
Misiorowski (8-3), coming off a complete-game shutout win on June 12 against Philadelphia, pitched six innings and allowed two runs on five hits and one walk. It was the first time the right-hander has allowed more than one run in a game since April 26 against Pittsburgh. He was 7-0 with a 0.17 ERA over his previous eight starts.
The Braves were trailing 1-0 when they rallied to score with a pair of runs in the sixth. Mauricio Dubon stroked a two-out bases-loaded single to left field that scored Jorge Mateo and Ozzie Albies.
Atlanta added an insurance run in the seventh inning when Mike Yastrzemski hit a solo homer into the right field stands off reliever Abner Uribe. It was Yastrzemski’s first home run since May 21 at Miami.
The Brewers scored a run in the third inning. With the bases loaded after an intentional walk to Jackson Chourio with two outs, Brice Turang slapped an infield single that allowed Blake Perkins to score.
Milwaukee stranded a runner at third in the seventh and left the bases loaded in the eighth before scoring a run in the ninth. Christian Yelich walked and Chourio doubled off Iglesias. Turang lined an RBI single to left field, but Eli White threw out Chourio at the plate — a play upheld by video review — and William Contreras struck out on three pitches to end the game.
