Hurston Waldrep struck out seven batters in seven innings while allowing four hits and one walk as the Atlanta Braves defeated the Chicago White Sox 1-0. Marcell Ozuna scored from third on an infield error in the fourth inning for the game's only run. Raisel Iglesias recorded his 21st save and extended his streak to 12 straight closing innings without allowing a run. White Sox starter Martin Perez yielded one run over 5 1/3 strong innings with five strikeouts. Atlanta has won 10 of 12 games and four straight series while remaining 16 games back in the NL East. Chicago has lost six of seven.
Hurston Waldrep struck out a career best-tying seven in seven innings as the Atlanta Braves beat the Chicago White Sox 1-0 on Wednesday night. Marcell Ozuna scored from third base in the fourth inning on an infield error as Atlanta took the rubber game of the three-game series. Raisel Iglesias pitched the ninth for his 21st save. Chicago has now lost six of its last seven games and 13 of its last 16.
Waldrep (4-0) in the fifth start of his career allowed just four hits and walked one. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] White Sox starter Martin Perez (1-3) pitched a strong 5 1/3 innings, giving up just three hits and one run while striking out five. Atlanta's Michael Harris II had his 12-game hitting streak come to a close after an 0 for 3 night at the plate.
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