ATLANTA — Mike Leake pitched eight strong innings and hit his fifth major league home run to help the Cincinnati Reds beat the Atlanta Braves 5-1 on Thursday night.
Todd Frazier, Tucker Barnhart and Billly Hamilton had solo homers as the Reds won their third straight game. Joey Votto had two hits and drove in a run.
Leake (1-1) allowed four baserunners on two hits and two walks and retired the last 12 batters he faced. The right-hander, who struck out three, threw 62 of 97 pitches for strikes.
Leake gave up singles to Nick Markakis in the first inning and Jace Peterson in the second and walked Freddie Freeman in the first and Chris Johnson in the fourth.
Cincinnati, which ranks second in the National League with 31 homers, went up 4-0 in the eighth on Frazier’s seventh homer and 5-0 in the ninth on Hamilton’s second.