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Braves run it up
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Atlanta Braves' Ramiro Pena, right, scores on a single by Jordan Schafer as Toronto Blue Jays catcher Henry Blanco waits on the throw in the sixth inning Turner Field in Atlanta on Thursday. The Braves won 11-3. - photo by Associated Press
ATLANTA — Ramiro Pena drove in four runs with three hits, including a run-scoring single in the sixth that gave Atlanta the lead, Mike Minor pitched seven strong innings and the Braves' makeshift lineup had 16 hits in an 11-3 win over R.A. Dickey and the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday night. Freddie Freeman and Reed Johnson homered and Evan Gattis had three hits. Jordan Schafer added a two-run single in the sixth.