Nick Markakis ends long home run drought as Atlanta Braves beat Los Angeles Dodgers, 7-5

Atlanta Braves's Jace Peterson follows through on a two-run double as Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Austin Barnes looks on in the fourth inning of Monday's game in Atlanta. - photo by John Bazemore

0721Braves — Atlanta Braves's Jace Peterson follows through on a two-run double as Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Austin Barnes looks on in the fourth inning of Monday's game in Atlanta. - photo by John Bazemore

ATLANTA — Nick Markakis shrugged and insisted ending his long home run drought was no big deal. Markakis hit his first homer of 2015 and scored the go-ahead run on Juan Uribe’s fifth-inning single, leading the Atlanta Braves past former teammate Brandon Beachy and the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-5 on Monday night. Markakis hit a two-run drive to center field off Beachy in the first inning.

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