A split with the San Francisco Giants combined with four straight losses by the Washington Nationals puts Atlanta 4.5 games back in the National League East as the Braves venture to San Diego for a three-game series.
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The Braves split a four-game series against the San Francisco Giants at AT&T Park, winning the last two. Jason Heyward and Freddie Freeman each hit three home runs in the four games, and Chipper Jones was honored before the start of the series.
The Braves go to San Francisco to face the NL West-leading Giants who have won eight of 11. They will face Tim Lincecum for the first time this year, who has pitched much better since the All-Star Break.
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For the first time since July 16-18th against the San Francisco Giants, Atlanta lost a series. This time, the Braves' bats failed them and allowed the Dodgers to take two of three at Turner Field....
Now, the Braves welcome the Los Angeles Dodgers to the friendly confines for a three-game set between two of the better teams in the league.
The Atlanta Braves took three of four from the visiting San Diego Padres. Chipper Jones earned his 2,700th career hit, Dan Uggla hit a pair of home runs and Kris Medlen threw a complete-game shutout.
The Atlanta Braves host the visiting San Diego Padres for a four-game series.
Instead, the Braves will have to be happy with taking two out of three and winning their sixth series in a row. Some notes from this past weekend's series:
