Brett Myers turned in a solid outing for Philadelphia, yielding one run and five hits despite hitting two batters. But it wasn't enough to win the game as the Atlanta Braves rallied for a 4-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday.
Myers also helped end Chipper Jones' 29-game hitting streak against the Phillies. Jones was 0-for-3 with a walk, marking the first time since April 5, 2007, that he failed to register a hit against Philadelphia. Jones' streak was the longest by a Braves player against another team since 1954.
Jones left in the eighth with a sore elbow and is listed as day to day.
Meanwhile, Casey Kotchman hit a two-out, two-run single off Jack Taschner in the seventh inning to give the Braves a 3-2 lead. He also had an RBI double in the ninth.
Garret Anderson had two hits for the Braves, who took two of three from the Phillies to move within one game of .500. Rafael Soriano worked the ninth for his third save in three opportunities.
Matt Stairs got a rare start for Philadelphia and went 2-for-2 with a run-scoring double and a walk. Ryan Howard also had a pair of doubles and scored two runs.
Kenshin Kawakami allowed two runs and five hits, struck out six and walked four. The 33-year-old rookie, a six-time All-Star in Japan, picked up his first win in nearly a month.
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The Braves loaded the bases with no outs in the first but managed just one run on a sacrifice fly to center by Anderson.
Pedro Feliz tied it with an RBI single in the second.
