Braves pound Giants, 11-3
at Atlanta 11, San Francisco 3: Tommy Hanson (5-0) struck out 11 batters, and Chipper Jones hit a two-run home run for the Braves.
Florida 3, at San Diego 2: Rick VandenHurk (1-0), making his first start since July 2008, pitched six strong innings.
at Pittsburgh 8, Milwaukee 5: Delwyn Young and Garrett Jones each hit a home run to help the Pirates end a losing streak against the Brewers at 17 games.
New York 6, at Washington 2: Jeff Francoeur hit his first home run for the Mets and finished with three hits.
at Houston 3, St. Louis 2: Carlos Lee’s three-run home run in the fourth inning proved to be the difference.
at Colorado 10, Arizona 6: Jorge De La Rosa (7-7) earned his fifth consecutive victory.
at Dodgers 7, Cincinnati 5: Jason Schmidt won his first start in more than two years.
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