Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Brandon Beachy throws to the Los Angeles Dodgers during the first inning of a baseball game in Los Angeles, Tuesday, April 19, 2011. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)LOS ANGELES – Brandon Beachy yielded just two hits over six scoreless innings for his first major league victory, and the Braves got home runs from Martin Prado, Freddie Freeman, Dan Uggla and pinch-hitter Eric Hinske to rout the Los Angeles Dodgers 10-1 on Tuesday night.
Beachy (1-1) struck out seven and walked two in his seventh big league start. The right-hander came in with a 5.19 ERA over his three previous outings this season, including a 6-5 loss on Thursday against Florida at Turner Field in which he was charged with five runs and four walks in 5 1-3 innings.
The Dodgers trimmed Atlanta’s lead to 2-1 in the seventh against Scott Linebrink when Juan Uribe led off with a scratch single off Linebrink’s glove and scored from third when third baseman Chipper Jones robbed rookie Jerry Sands of a possible double down the line with a diving stop and threw him out by a step.
The run ended a scoreless streak of 18 2-3 innings by the Braves’ bullpen. Jonny Venters replaced Linebrink, striking out pinch-hitter Marcus Thames and retiring Casey Blake on a bases-loaded grounder after a two-out walk to Jamey Carroll.
The Braves blew it open with eight runs in the ninth. Hinske batted for Venters in the ninth and deposited Kenley Jansen’s 3-1 pitch into the first row of the lower seats in the right field corner for a two-run homer.