ATLANTA (AP) — Nick Martinez pitched seven innings of two-hit ball, Ty France had an RBI double and the Cincinnati Reds defeated the Atlanta Braves 1-0 on Monday night in the makeup of a July rainout.
Atlanta dropped a game behind the Mets for the last National League wild card. New York won 3-2 in Toronto.
Martinez (8-6) struck out five and held the Braves hitless from the second through the seventh, retiring 17 straight batters in the process. It was the fourth time this season he allowed just two hits in an outing.
“He’s been doing it all year for us, but on a night when we needed him to step up, he did exactly that,” Reds manager David Bell said.