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Vikings' Asher Allen retires at age 24
ATLANTA, June 25 (UPI) -- Kelly Johnson's two hits and three RBI Wednesday lifted the Atlanta Braves to a 4-2 win over the Milwaukee Brewers.
The second baseman hit a game-tying two-run double in the bottom of the third inning and his RBI single in the fifth produced the contest's final run.
Atlanta's Gregor Blanco and winning starting pitcher Jorge Campillo added two hits apiece with Blanco's RBI single in the fifth snapping the 2-2 tie.
Campillo (3-2) gave up two earned runs on four hits in seven innings with no walks and six strikeouts.
Mike Gonzalez recorded his second save.
Atlanta lost shortstop Omar Infante to a strained hamstring injury in the second.
Milwaukee's Mike Rivera and Rickie Weeks hit RBI doubles in the top of the second. Weeks had two of the six hits for the Brewers, whose four-game winning streak ended.
Losing pitcher Jeff Suppan (4-6) surrendered four earned runs on nine hits in six innings.
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