Braves Edge Marlins
Stay Ahead Of Phillies In NL East
Jair Jurrjens pitched seven innings and earned his first victory in 10 road starts this season when the Atlanta Braves beat the Florida Marlins 2-0 on Saturday night.
With the Braves clinging to first place in the NL East, Jurrjens (7-4) matched a career high by winning his fourth decision in a row. He allowed three hits and struck out seven.
In a matchup of JJs, Josh Johnson (11-6) came out on the short end. The Marlins' ace tied a career high with 12 strikeouts in six innings but also gave up eight hits and left trailing 2-0.
Alex Gonzalez had both run-scoring hits for the Braves. They've been alone atop the division since May 31 but began the day only one game ahead of Philadelphia.







