Soroka Outduels Former Team as Diamondbacks Edge Braves

PHOENIX (Interstat) — Michael Soroka earned a win against his former club, pitching five strong innings to lead the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 2-1 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Saturday at Chase Field.

Both teams scored all their runs in the second inning. Dominic Smith’s RBI single gave Atlanta the lead, but Arizona answered in the bottom half. Jose Fernandez’s bunt single scored two runs, aided by a throwing error from Braves starter Bryce Elder.

Elder was sharp in defeat, allowing four hits and no earned runs over seven innings with eight strikeouts. Soroka gave up one run on four hits for Arizona. Paul Sewald struck out two in a perfect ninth for his third save.

Attendance was 37,457. The game took 2 hours, 14 minutes. Atlanta fell to 6-3, while Arizona improved to 4-5.