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Peavy almost perfect through 7 as Giants blank Braves 4-0

By The Associated Press

ATLANTA (AP) — Jake Peavy faced the minimum 21 batters through seven innings, Denard Span drove in two runs with three hits and the San Francisco Giants beat the Atlanta Braves 4-0 on Tuesday night.

Four relievers finished the combined one-hitter.

Peavy (2-5) allowed one hit with no walks and three strikeouts. He was lifted for a pinch-hitter in the Giants' three-run eighth inning after throwing only 77 pitches — 57 for strikes.

The seven innings matched Peavy's longest outing of the season. The right-hander, who turned 35 on Tuesday, lowered his ERA from 7.26 to 6.34.

Peavy retired the first 12 Atlanta hitters before giving up Tyler Flowers' single to left to open the fifth. Kelly Johnson hit into a double play to end the inning.

Matt Wisler (2-5) allowed only one hit through five scoreless innings before Peavy hit a two-out single up the middle in the sixth and scored on Span's triple to center field.

Brandon Crawford walked and moved to third on Gregor Blanco's double off Wisler in the eighth. Left-hander Hunter Cervenka issued an intentional walk to pinch-hitter Kelby Tomlinson, loading the bases. Matt Duffy's fly ball to right drove in Crawford before Span's single to right off Eric O'Flaherty drove in Blanco.

Wisler gave up three runs, four hits and two walks in seven-plus innings. He did not allow more than three runs in any of his six starts in May.

GRILLI TRADED

The Braves traded former closer Jason Grilli, 39, to the Toronto Blue Jays for minor league pitcher Sean Ratcliffe, an 18th-round draft pick in 2013 who was 2-2 with a 3.60 ERA in 22 games with Class A Vancouver last season. Ratcliffe will report to the Braves' extended spring training.

General manager John Coppolella said the move was not motivated by financial reasons. "We saved some but that wasn't the main reason for the trade," Coppolella said. "The main reason for the trade was to give opportunity for our young arms."

TRAINER'S ROOM

Giants: RHP Sergio Romo (strained flexor) had a "little setback," according to manager Bruce Bochy, and he will be shut down for three to five days. Romo had been hoping to come off the DL this week. Bochy said an MRI showed no structural damage. "He'll have to build it back up so it will take a little while," Bochy said. "We don't know how long at this point."

Braves: RHP Jim Johnson (right groin strain) is expected to come off the 15-day DL on Friday. Coppolella said RHP Shae Simmons, recovering from Tommy John surgery, is not far behind.

UP NEXT

Giants: Rookie RHP Albert Suarez (1-1, 2.25 ERA in five relief appearances) is scheduled to make his first start Wednesday night. Suarez threw a career-high five innings in relief of injured starter Matt Cain on Friday at Colorado and allowed five hits and three runs.

Braves: RHP Williams Perez, who has allowed a combined two runs in his last two starts, including 6 1/3 scoreless innings in a 2-0 win over Philadelphia, will make his third career start against the Giants. Perez is 1-1 with a 3.46 ERA against the Giants.

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