Braves get one back in Milwaukee, dominate Brewers

MILWAUKEE - Mark Teixeira homered and drove in four runs and reliever-turned-starter Jorge Campillo's first career hit scored two more to lift the Atlanta Braves to an 8-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday.

Chipper Jones went 2-for-4 with two walks to raise his major league leading average to .420 and help the Braves avoid being swept for the third time this season.

Campillo (2-0) also got his first RBI in his fourth career start after notching his first win against the Mets on May 20. The 29-year-old righty, who relies on a deceptive changeup, struck out six and ran his scoreless innings streak as a starter to 14 before allowing a solo homer in the fifth to Russell Branyan.

Brewers starter Seth McClung (2-2) worked out of trouble in the first four innings, allowing only an RBI single to Teixeira in the third after he was run over at the bag by Teixeira following a bad throw. The play could've been the third out of the inning, but instead snapped Atlanta's 0-for-9 streak in the series with runners in scoring position.

Following a shaky fourth inning, McClung, another reliever thrust into a starting role, faltered in the fifth.

After getting the first out, Kelly Johnson singled, then stole second, and Jones, who earlier extended his hitting streak to 11 games, was intentionally walked. Teixeira then turned on a belt-high fastball for a three-run homer to make it 4-0.

After another out, McClung, who gave up eight hits and walked six, allowed a double to Jeff Francoeur and then walked the bases loaded, one of 11 issued by Brewers pitchers, to end his outing in favor of reliever Tim Dillard.

Campillo then hit a flare just out of the reach of a diving Corey Hart to give the Braves a 6-0 lead and Atlanta tacked on two more off Johnson's two-out hit in the ninth. Campillo, who left his last start early with blisters, was finished after the fifth, allowing the lone run and four hits on 73 pitches.

The homer to Branyan caused Campillo's ERA to rise to 0.99 in 36 1-3 innings this season over 16 appearances. He hasn't allowed a walk since May 8.