54 Kris Medlen, SP

Although Braves starting pitcher Kris Medlen allowed an unearned run in seven innings during a no-decision Saturday against the Dodgers, the right-hander was not happy he walked three batters.

"That adds more pitches to my pitch count," Medlen told MLB.com. "I could have gone eight [innings] and handed the ball off to Craig [Kimbrel]. It's just frustrating. But the good news is I don't feel as good as I should. I felt good last night, but my delivery didn't feel as consistent as I want it to."

Medlen has issued 22 walks through 56 2/3 innings, which is one fewer than he allowed in 138 innings last year. Medlen has started to improve in May behind a 2.73 ERA in his last four starts and having gone at least seven innings in three of those outings. But he said he still needs to "clean it up a little bit."

"I think I set the bar pretty high for others," Medlen said of his performance last year. "But I also feel like I set the bar pretty high for myself. I want to be what I was last year every single time out. I'm not necessarily there yet. But I hope everything starts clicking and I can get back to just being more consistent with walks. I'd rather give up a line drive off the wall rather than walk guys."

Braves starter Kris Medlen turned in a solid performance but did not factor into the decision Saturday night against the Dodgers.

Medlen surrendered a run-scoring double to Skip Schumaker in the fourth, one of two hits he allowed in a 3-1 victory.

Medlen has not won a decision since April 9. He is slated to face the Mets Friday in New York. He went 3-0 with a 1.30 ERA in eight appearances (three starts) against the Mets last season.

Braves starter Kris Medlen lost his fourth-straight decision and saw his winless stretch reach six outings after Sunday's loss to the Giants. Medlen, whose win came in his first start on April 4, allowed five runs (three earned) on eight hits over 5 1/3 innings in the 5-1 loss. He allowed three solo home runs, including one to Marco Scutaro in the fifth.

Medlen (1-4) was pulled after issuing a one-out walk to Pablo Sandoval in the sixth. He finished with a season-high five walks. He struck out one.

The right-hander will look to snap his losing streak when he faces the Dodgers at home Saturday. Medlen is 0-2 with a 2.84 ERA in three starts at Turner Field.