MILWAUKEE _ Until the seventh inning, Brewers veteran Wily Peralta had a two-hit shutout and looked like he'd continue his career-long success against the Braves, despite not doing much of note against other teams of late and struggling mightily all season at Miller Park.
But the seventh inning arrived and so did the Braves of recent vintage, and by recent we mean the past two months and particularly the past two weeks.
The Braves scored two runs on a walk and three consecutive singles to start the seventh inning, taking a lead they wouldn't relinquish in a 2-1 win against the Brewers, the fourth straight for the Braves and their 10th in 14 games.
Rookie Tyrell Jenkins (2-2) again pitched six impressive innings for the Braves to pick up his second win in his sixth start, allowing three hits, one run and three walks with three strikeouts. It was the fourth time in six starts that he allowed one or no earned runs.
Braves center fielder Ender Inciarte was 0-for-3 with a walk to end his hitting streak at 19 games.
Jenkins only threw 77 pitches, but the Braves pinch hit when his spot came up with runners on the corners and two out in the seventh. Gordon Beckham flied out to end the inning.
Jenkins is 2-1 with a 3.38 ERA as a starter including 2-0 with a 1.57 ERA in five starts outside of Colorado's Coors Field.
The Braves used four relievers to get through the last four innings including newcomer Chaz Roe, who faced one batter in the eighth and got an inning-ending fielder's choice, and rookie Mauricio Cabrera, who converted his third save in as many opportunities with a perfect ninth including two ground outs and a strikeout.
Closer Jim Johnson didn't pitch after converting saves in each of the previous two games, three in the past four days and seven straight saves in his past eight opportunities.
The Braves still have baseball's worst record (43-71), but moved to over .500 (25-24) since their 18-46 start through June 14.
Ryan Braun's leadoff homer in the fourth inning put Milwaukee up 1-0, and the only hit the Braves got in the first five innings against Peralta was Erick Aybar's infield single in the fourth, extending his hitting streak to 14 games.
Aybar was caught stealing and Peralta retired eight of the next nine before Freddie Freeman's leadoff walk in the seventh. Matt Kemp and Nick Markakis followed with singles, Markakis driving in the tying run.
Peralta was replaced by Michael Blazek, and Adonis Garcia greeted him with a single that put the Braves ahead, 2-1.
Peralta had a 7.79 ERA and .379 opponents' average and eight home runs allowed in seven home starts before Tuesday, but also came in with a 1.65 ERA in five career starts against the Braves, including one in each of the past five seasons.
He was charged with four hits, two runs and three walks in six innings Tuesday, the first time he lasted as many as six innings in his past seven starts.
