Mike Minor pitched seven innings of one-run ball Wednesday in the Braves' 7-2 defeat of the Reds.

After giving up two homers in back-to-back starts, Minor surrendered one more today, that to Zack Cozart. Still, he was able to overcome that and improve to 4-2 with a 2.96 ERA. Among NL pitchers, only Matt Harvey and Jordan Zimmermann have better WHIPs than his 0.90 mark.

Mike Minor yielded three runs in six innings to pick up the win as the Braves topped the Rockies 4-3 in the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader.

Minor was both unlucky and lucky in the third. Dexter Fowler's leadoff triple would have been a single in any park other than Coors with its huge gaps, and it was followed by a little tapper to second from Josh Rutledge that went for an RBI single. He caught a break right after that, though, as Carlos Gonzalez's bid for a double down the right-field line landed just foul. The three runs Minor allowed today were his most since Aug. 31, a span of nine starts. He's now 3-1 with a 1.80 ERA.

Mike Minor held the Marlins scoreless over 5 2/3 innings in the Braves' win on Wednesday.

It was the second win on the season for the 25-year-old, and he's allowed only one run in his 13 innings of work thus far. Minor didn't go deep on Wednesday, failing to register a quality start despite blanking Marlins hitters. He now has a 0.69 ERA and 0.85 WHIP through two starts. His next start won't come for another week, next Wednesday against the Royals.