 in the eighth. Motter's single to center field drove in Jean Segura, who doubled, and Yonder Alonso, who walked.David Phelps (4-5, 2-1 AL) recorded two outs in the seventh after coming off the disabled list. Edwin Diaz recorded the final four outs - including three strikeouts in the ninth - for his 29th save in 33 chances.Johnson allowed four runs without recording an out. He was booed when leaving the game.Johnson has allowed at least one run in four straight outings. Braves manager Brian Snitker said he tried to avoid using overworked relievers Jose Ramirez and Arodys Vizcaino.''They've been working hard in the bullpen,'' Snitker said, adding he was ''hoping some of that might pay off today and it didn't.'' Seattle's Marc Rzepczynski gave up two runs to blow a 4-3 lead in the seventh.The Mariners had at least one extra-base hit in each of the first five innings as R. A. Dickey gave up four runs and 11 hits in six innings.Seattle right-hander Erasmo Ramirez gave up three runs in six innings.Ender Inciarte had four hits for Atlanta. Freddie Freeman drove in two runs with two hits, including a run-scoring single off Nick Vincent in the eighth.TRAINER'S ROOMBraves IF Johan Camargo (right knee bone bruise) and 3B Adonis Garcia (left ring finger) could be ready for rehabilitation assignments next week.SEE THE BALLRamirez had two hits off Dickey, including a run-scoring single in the second for his first career hit. He added another single in the fifth to become only the fourth Seattle pitcher with two hits in a game. No Seattle pitcher has had three hits.''I tried to remember the old times when I was a kid,'' Ramirez said. ''See it, hit it - and it worked.'' ROSTER MOVESThe Braves selected the contract of LHP A. J. Minter, a second-round pick in 2015, from Triple-A Gwinnett. Minter made his major league debut with a perfect ninth that included two strikeouts.Seattle OF Leonys Martin was designated for assignment to clear a spot for Phelps (right elbow impingement).UP NEXTMariners: Following an off day on Thursday, the team's 12-game road trip continues Friday when LHP Ariel Miranda (8-6, 4.78) makes his second start against the New York Yankees. He allowed two runs in 5 1/3 innings in a no-decision in Mariners' 6-5 win on July 22 in Seattle.Braves: After Thursday's day off, RHP Julio Teheran (7-11, 5.02) will face Colorado on Friday night. Teheran is 4-1 with a 2.17 ERA in eight career starts against the Rockies.---More baseball: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball)
Braves' Dickey hopes to keep Mariners in the yard 1h ago• 2 min read ATLANTA -- The cozier dimensions were obviously going to make SunTrust Park more hitter-friendly than Turner Field, the Atlanta Braves' former home.Throw in the uptick on home runs this season, and it often hasn't been the best place to pitch. Already there has been 138 homers hit at the new ballpark compared to 130 all last year at the Ted.Atlanta knuckleball pitcher R. A. Dickey will try to prevent Seattle from going deep as the Braves conclude their three-game interleague series with the Mariners on Wednesday night.The teams split the first two games, with Seattle winning 6-5 on Monday and Atlanta earning a 4-0 victory on Tuesday.Dickey, signed as a free agent by the Braves in November, has for the most part adapted well to SunTrust Park, going 6-3 with a 3.50 ERA.The right-hander hasn't been able to avoid the long ball, though.Of the 22 home runs the 42-year-old has allowed while going 8-8 with a 3.98 ERA, 16 have come at home, including three in four batters against Cincinnati on Friday in a loss that snapped a personal two-game winning streak."In a different park, maybe one of those is a fly ball," Dickey said.Erasmo Ramirez, making his fifth start for Seattle after being acquired from Tampa Bay, will oppose Dickey.Ramirez (5-4, 4.52 ERA) defeated the Rays -- his former team -- in Tampa Bay on Saturday. He is 1-1 with a 3.54 ERA for the Mariners.The 27-year-old right-hander is being stretched back out to fill one of the holes in the Seattle rotation after being moved to the bullpen by the Rays.Ramirez has gone six innings in each of his past two starts, allowing a combined one earned run and five hits."Every time I'm feeling stronger," Ramirez said. "When you're able to throw strikes in the sixth and have the same speed is something you're looking for all the time." Ramirez's last of eight starts for the Rays was June 28. He pitched out of the bullpen for Tampa Bay in 2016 after being a starter the year before and during three partial seasons with Mariners, his original team."He's done a good job of expanding himself, working that pitch count up, and you could see him get stronger as he gets deeper in games now," Mariners catcher Mike Zunino said.Dickey, the National League Cy Young Award winner in 2012 with the New York Mets, has won 118 career games. He still is at the mercy of his knuckleball, though."You've got to live or die with the knuckleball, and it kind of bit me," Dickey said after the loss to the Reds."It was pretty much three pitches," Braves manager Brian Snitker said. "Otherwise, they were taking some pretty ugly swings." Ugly has been the only description for the Mariners' defense so far in the series. Seattle made four errors in the opener and two more Tuesday. Three of the Braves' runs have been unearned."We just haven't played clean baseball. We've got to tighten that up," Servais said.
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