PHOENIX, Sept. 22 \u2014 Atlanta Braves<\/a> right-hander Ian Anderson \u2014 with seven extra-base hits from his offense giving him support \u2014 hurled seven innings of one-run, two-hit baseball to lead his team to a 9\u20132 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks<\/a> Wednesday night.<\/p>\n The game got off to an odd start. Right fielder Jorge Soler and first baseman Freddie Freeman opened the top of the first with a walk and a double to center, respectively, off Diamondbacks starter Merrill Kelly. This put runners on second and third for second baseman Ozzie Albies, whose sacrifice fly to left plated Soler for a 1\u20130 lead. An infield single by third baseman Austin Riley put runners on the corners for center fielder Adam Duvall. He hit a fly to the warning track in left. Diamondbacks center fielder Jake McCarthy jumped and caught it initially, but when hitting the wall, the ball squirted out of his glove, hit the top of the wall, and rolled into the stands.<\/p>\n Duvall had a home run, but when Riley saw McCarthy apparently catch the ball, he returned to first, not seeing the ball squirt out. Consequently, Duvall passed Riley (after touching first base), so \u2014 by rule \u2014 Duvall was out. However, since the ball left the yard, Freeman and Riley still scored on the play. Instead of a homer, Duvall had a two-run single, but the Braves still held a 3\u20130 lead. The Diamondbacks got one run back in the bottom of the first thanks to a one-out walk by second baseman Ketel Marte and a two-out double by right fielder Kole Calhoun.<\/p>\nBraves Take Early Lead over Diamondbacks in Weird Inning<\/h3>\n
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