Craig Kimbrel went back out for a second inning and quickly displayed his closer repertoire, completely overpowering Uribe for a strike-out to begin the ninth. His defense lent him some aid in retiring Sandoval, as Gonzalez had to range to get his glove on the ball, and Derrek Lee had to pick a bad throw out of the dirt to record the out. Kimbrel very quickly got ahead of Cody Ross, striking him out with a nasty 2-2 slider that McCann blocked in the dirt as Ross flung his bat at it desperately, letting it sail out toward third.
Braves have their big bat due up in the 10th.