Santana, Braves beat Diamondbacks for 8th straight win

Atlanta Braves’ Freddie Freeman, right, drives in a run with a single as Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Miguel Montero, center, looks on in the seventh inning of a game on Friday in Atlanta. - photo by John Bazemore | Associated Press

0705 Braves2 — Atlanta Braves’ Freddie Freeman, right, drives in a run with a single as Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Miguel Montero, center, looks on in the seventh inning of a game on Friday in Atlanta. - photo by John Bazemore | Associated Press

ATLANTA— Ervin Santana says it's too early to declare that he is fully recovered from a midseason slump. This outing was certainly a step in the right direction. Freddie Freeman drove in two runs, Santana won his second straight start, and the Atlanta Braves stretched their winning streak to eight games with a 5-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night.

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