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ATLANTA (AP) -- Jamey Wright was just good enough to beat Greg
Maddux and the Atlanta Braves.
Wright outpitched Maddux to win his third straight start in the
Milwaukee Brewers' 2-1 victory over the Braves on Saturday night.
|  | | Greg Maddux delivers in the fourth inning Saturday, but he couldn't deliver a win for the Braves. |
Wright (4-1) scattered five hits, struck out seven and walked
five in eight innings.
"It's a good feeling not to have my best stuff and still come
out on top," said Wright, who won his third straight start.
"After that first inning, I didn't think I'd be standing here
telling you I won."
He has won his last five starts against the Braves and improved
to 3-0 at Turner Field despite entering with a 6.17 ERA in two
previous starts in Atlanta.
"I've had a few good games against them," Wright said. "But
I've had some lucky games, too. My ERA is not what it should be
against a team I've beaten five straight times."
Bob Wickman pitched a perfect ninth for his 10th save in 11
opportunities.
Maddux (9-2), who pitched his third complete game, had won five
straight decisions and had not lost since Los Angeles beat him 4-1
on May 3.
"I don't worry about that," Maddux said after he gave up six
hits, walked one and struck out five. "I made two mistakes
tonight. The other guy pitched a good game."
One mistake came when Jeromy Burnitz gave Milwaukee a 2-1 lead
in the fourth with his 15th homer, a 454-foot shot to right field -- the longest in Turner Field history.
Andruw Jones hit a homer off Wright into the left-field seats to
give him 100 for his career -- the fifth-fastest player to reach the
mark.
"It's nice to have 100 homers in such a short career," Jones,
23, said. "I'll continue to play and see what happens."
Maddux fell behind 1-0 in the first after a line drive hit by
Ron Belliard hit off his left knee. Belliard was awarded second
base on a balk by rookie catcher Fernando Lunar.
Plate umpire John Shulock called the balk after Lunar set up
outside the right line of the catcher's box. Braves manager Bobby
Cox was ejected by Shulock for arguing the call.
"All I asked was that they enforce the rule," Brewers manager
Davey Lopes said. "That's what they're there for. You can't be set
up a full foot outside the line."
Maddux walked Geoff Jenkins and gave up a single to Burnitz
before Charlie Hayes hit an RBI grounder.
"What are you going to do?" Maddux said. "It seems like to me
he would have more important things to worry about. I like my
catcher to move. But you can't blame the umpire for enforcing
it."
Game notes
Ryan Klesko held the previous record for the longest homer
at Turner Field. Klesko hit a 449-foot shot against Arizona on
Sept. 3. ... WTBS showed the catcher's box measuring a regulation
43 inches Saturday, but four inches too wide Friday. ... Wright hit
Chipper Jones on the inside of his left foot with a pitch in the
fifth. Jones talked briefly with trainer Jeff Porter but remained
in the game. ... Brewers C Henry Blanco caught Chipper Jones trying
to steal second in the first and then nailed Reggie Sanders in the
sixth.
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