Anderson takes no-hit bid into 7th, Braves beat Brewers 5-1

<p>MILWAUKEE &mdash; Ian Anderson took a no-hit try into the seventh inning, Freddie Freeman hit a two-run homer and the Atlanta Braves beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-1 on Saturday night.</p>
<p>Anderson (3-1) cruised through the first six innings, mixing a 96 mph fastball, an effective changeup and an even slower curveball that kept the Brewers guessing.</p>
<p>The 23-year-old right-hander walked four and struck out four before the Brewers ended Anderson’s bid in the seventh. Daniel Vogelbach blooped a leadoff single to center and Pablo Reyes followed with a double that chased Anderson.</p>
<p>Reliever A.J. Minter gave up a sacrifice fly to Luis Urías.</p>
<p>Anderson helped the Braves win their fifth straight road game and match their longest road winning streak over the last three seasons.</p>
<p>Milwaukee has lost 10 of 13 and slipped to 20-20 this season.</p>
<p>Freeman homered in the second. William Contreras homered off Hoby Milner leading off the Atlanta eighth.</p>
<p>Travis Shaw was called out on strikes to end the Brewers fourth. He turned to bark at plate umpire Chris Segal who listened briefly and then tossed him. Reyes.</p>
<p>The Braves jumped on a shaky Brett Anderson (2-3) for a 4-0 lead. </p>
<p>Ozzie Albies doubled home Freeman, and Dansby Swanson followed with a sacrifice fly in the first. Freeman capped the second with his 10th home run.</p>
<p>TRAINER’S ROOM</p>
<p>Braves: OF Ronald Acuña Jr. missed his second consecutive game after injuring his left ankle while trying to beat out a grounder on Thursday against Toronto. Manager Brian Snitker said that Acuña made some progress.</p>
<p>Brewers: OF Christian Yelich continued a rehab assignment with Triple-A Nashville on Saturday night. “Every day’s a little bit more,” manager Craig Counsell said. “We’ll see how he reacts to it.” Yelich was hitless in two at-bats Friday night. The 2018 NL MVP has played just one game for Milwaukee since April 11 due to a lower back strain.</p>
<p>BRAVES ROSTER MOVES</p>
<p>The Braves returned OF Guillermo Heredia from his rehab assignment, reinstated him from the 10-day injured list (right hamstring inflammation) and started him in center field. … INF Johan Camargo was optioned to Triple-A Gwinnet. … Veteran C Jonathan Lucroy has been signed to a minor league contract. The move comes one day after C Tyler Flowers announced his retirement.</p>
<p>BREWERS ROSTER MOVES</p>
<p>The Brewers selected Milner from Triple-A Nashville and optioned LHP Eric Lauer there.</p>
<p>UP NEXT</p>
<p>Braves: RHP Huascar Ynoa (4-1, 2.23 ERA) makes his eighth start of the season.</p>
<p>Brewers: RHP Freddy Peralta (3-1, 2.77 ERA) makes his eighth start of the season. </p>
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