By: Kevin Durso, editorial assistant 
Final: Braves 5, Phillies 1 ❖ Attendance: 13,760
ATLANTA, Ga. — The Phillies offense has struggled to score this season, but that was taken to a new level on Wednesday.
Williams Perez was thrown into the starting spot for Wednesday's game after the Braves traded the previously scheduled started Jhoulys Chacin to the Angels earlier in the afternoon. Perez delivered a dominant outing, allowing just two hits and one run in eight innings of work.
Jerad Eickhoff, meanwhile, struggled in his start, as the Braves handed the Phillies a 5-1 loss on Wednesday night at Turner Field.
WP: Williams Perez (1-0, 3.54 ERA) ❖ LP: Jerad Eickhoff (1-5, 4.43 ERA) ❖
Hub: Game Summary ❖ Starting Pitchers ❖ At the Plate ❖ Bullpen ❖ What's Next
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
| PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| ATL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 5 | 10 | 0 |
Eickhoff started his outing by allowing three hits to the first four batters of the game. Kelly Johnson hit an RBI single to score Nick Markakis to open the scoring. Eickhoff rebounded well for the final two outs of the inning to strand the bases loaded.
Another run scored in the second for the Braves. A one-out single by Mallex Smith put a runner on base. Smith stole second and advanced to third on a throwing error by Cameron Rupp. Smith scored on a sacrifice fly by Markakis.
The Braves added another in the third. Freddie Freeman singled and Johnson doubled to put runners on second and third with no out. A.J. Pierzynski followed with a sacrifice fly to plate another run.
The Phillies went through the first four innings without a baserunner against Perez. But Ryan Howard opened the fifth with a bang, belting his eighth home run of the season to left to put the Phillies on the board and end the bid for a perfect game and no-hitter.
The Braves got the run right back in their half of the fifth as Freeman hit his sixth home run of the season.
Eickhoff was out after 4 1/3 innings, while Perez cruised through eight innings, allowing just one hit the rest of the way.
The Braves added one more in the eighth, as Erick Aybar drove in Gordon Beckham with an RBI double.
The Phillies picked up two more hits in the ninth, both with two outs, before Arodys Vizcaino retired Maikel Franco to end the game. It was just the second win at home for the Braves, snapping an 11-game home losing streak.
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerad Eickhoff | 4.1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4.43 |
| Williams Perez | 8.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3.72 |
Braves
- Freddie Freeman: 3-4, 2 R, HR, RBI, .289 AVG
- Kelly Johnson: 2-4, 2B, RBI, .233 AVG
- A.J. Pierzynski: 1-3, RBI, .203 AVG
Phillies
- Ryan Howard: 1-3, R, HR, RBI, SO, .182 AVG
- Freddy Galvis: 1-3, .230 AVG
- Odubel Herrera: 1-4, SO, .317 AVG
Braves
- Arodys Vizcaino (9th): 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 HR, 1.35 ERA
Phillies
- Brett Oberholtzer (5th): 2.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 SO, 0 HR, 7.64 ERA
- Elvis Araujo (8th): 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO, 0 HR, 2.57 ERA
- Thursday, May 12, 2016: at Atlanta Braves, 7:10 p.m.
- Atlanta, Ga. - Turner Field
- RHP Vince Velasquez (4-1, 2.17 ERA) vs. RHP Aaron Blair (0-2, 3.31 ERA)
- TV: CSN; Radio: SportsRadio 94 WIP
