 Returning to the mound for the bottom of the tenth, Gearrin again retired the Padres in order while registering another strikeout.On May 1, 2011, Gearrin recorded his first blown save after giving up the tying run in the 7th inning to the St. Louis Cardinals, a game the Braves later came back to win.While he was with  Atlanta in 2011, he had a 1-1 record with an ERA of 7.85 in 18 games with zero saves in 18.1 innings of work, while giving up 17 hits, 16 earned runs and no home runs.