MILWAUKEE – Tyrell Jenkins pitched six strong innings, Nick Markakis and Adonis Garcia drove in a run each in the seventh inning and the Atlanta Braves beat the Milwaukee Brewers 2-1 on Tuesday night.
Jenkins (2-2) allowed one run and three hits in six innings. He walked three and struck out three in his sixth career start and 10th major league appearance. The right-hander has a 1.00 ERA over his past three starts.
His only mistake was Ryan Braun’s home run in the fourth.
Mauricio Cabrera pitched the ninth for his third save.
Jonathan Villar hit into a 4-6-3 double play in the eighth, but the Brewers challenged the force out at second and the call was overturned because shortstop Erick Aybar missed the base. Braves interim manager Brian Snitker then asked the umpires to review Manny Piña’s slide into second base, and the slide was deemed legal.