Collmenter Tops Jurrjens, Diamondbacks Beat Braves 2-1

PHOENIX – Josh Collmenter blanked Atlanta for six innings to run his scoreless streak to 21 and the Arizona Diamondbacks handed Jair Jurrjens his first loss of the season with a 2-1 victory over the Braves on Thursday night.

Collmenter (3-0) gave up two hits with one strikeout and no walks in his second start. The 25-year-old right-hander has allowed two runs in 26 innings, with 15 strikeouts and one walk, since being called up from Triple-A Reno, including a franchise-record 12 scoreless innings in a row as a starter.

He and Jurrjens were locked in a scoreless fight until Chris Young’s solo home run with two outs in the sixth. Juan Miranda, who had three hits, tripled in a run later in the inning.

Jurrjens (5-1) lost for the first time in seven starts as Arizona swept the two-game series from Atlanta.