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Beachy throws first shutout

 

ATLANTA -- Brandon Beachy always knew what he needed to do to be successful.

"I knew it last year. It was just a matter of being able to do it," Beachy said after throwing his first career complete game and shutout, a 7-0 whitewash of the Marlins on Thursday night at Turner Field. "There was always that one inning last year when I just couldn't get over the hump, couldn't make that one pitch or those two pitches to get out of it to keep going. I've been able to make some of those this year."

Beachy threw a 122-pitch masterpiece and even drove in a run as part of a 12-hit Atlanta attack, as the Braves toppled the Marlins to a split their two-game set and their four-game homestand.

It was Atlanta's first shutout and complete game since last July 1, when Jair Jurrjens shut out the Orioles. Beachy, who gave up only five hits, four of them singles, allowed only one runner to reach third base and retired 13 of the last 14 hitters he faced.

"He pitched great. He spotted up everything tonight," said catcher Brian McCann. "Every changeup he threw was down, every fastball was located. He was smart. He put them away with his pitches.

"He knew last year getting into the fifth, the sixth inning wasn't good enough. I think that was his No. 1 goal going into this offseason was to get deep into ballgames, and I think this game right here just showed when he puts a plan together and puts it in action, how good he really is."

"He had that look in his eye tonight," added third baseman Chipper Jones, who was one of four Braves with two hits. "He was focused, he knew we needed to win this game very badly and he was going to come out and give us the best effort possible. He didn't walk guys, he didn't fall behind guys, he kept their speed off base, kept them from getting their running game started. By far his best start since he's been here."

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