ATLANTA - Nick Markakis hit his first homer of 2015 and scored the go-ahead run on Juan Uribe's fifth-inning single, leading the Atlanta Braves past former teammate Brandon Beachy and the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-5 on Monday night.
Markakis hit a two-run homer to center field off Beachy in the first inning. It was his first homer since Sept. 25, 2014, for the Orioles at New York.
Adrian Gonzalez hit a two-run homer and Howie Kendrick doubled in two runs for the Dodgers in the fifth.
Beachy, making his second start for the Dodgers following his second Tommy John surgery, allowed four runs and five hits in four innings. Beachy was 14-11 in four seasons with the Braves.
Atlanta Braves's Jace Peterson, right, follows through on a two-run double as Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Austin Barnes looks on in the fourth inning of a baseball game Monday, July 20, 2015, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)Braves rookie Matt Wisler (4-1) allowed four runs and eight hits in six innings.
Jace Peterson drove in three runs with two hits for Atlanta.
Jim Johnson earned his seventh save, but his streak of 18 consecutive scoreless outings ended when he allowed a ninth-inning run. The Dodgers' Austin Barnes, called up from Class AAA Oklahoma City when catcher A.J. Ellis was placed on the disabled list, had a leadoff single for his second hit. Yasmani Grandal, who left Sunday's game at Washington after taking a ball off his mask, added a pinch-hit single, and Joc Pederson singled to load the bases.
Barnes scored when Kendrick hit into a double play, and Gonzalez grounded out to end the game.
Markakis, who has hit cleanup in a team-leading 33 games, ended his drought of 356 at-bats without a homer. He picked the most difficult area of the park for the homer, clearing the 400-foot mark in center.
Following an intentional walk to Andrelton Simmons, Beachy walked Wisler to load the bases with two outs in the fourth. Peterson then hit a soft, two-run double that landed on the left-field line for a 4-0 lead.
Wisler gave up the lead in the fifth. Kendrick hit a two-run double off the center-field wall and scored on Gonzalez's 21st homer for a 4-all tie.
The Braves took the lead against Adam Liberatore (2-2) in the fifth. Markakis doubled and scored on Uribe's single past shortstop Jimmy Rollins. Atlanta acquired Uribe from the Dodgers in a six-player trade on May 27.
Atlanta added two runs in the sixth. Peterson's single drove in Simmons, who led off with a single. Pedro Ciriaco, who had a pinch-hit double, scored as Barnes threw out Peterson at second base.
Gonzalez singled in the eighth and moved to second on Justin Turner's third hit, a single off Andrew McKirahan. Pinch-hitter Scott Van Slyke singled off Arodys Vizcaino, but left fielder Eury Perez threw out Gonzalez at the plate.
Dodgers outfielder Carl Crawford, out since April 28 with a right oblique strain, joined the team and likely will be activated today.
Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman (right wrist) was upbeat after playing catch and hitting off a tee before the game. He could begin a rehab stint as soon as today.