Braves host Giants in battle of struggling clubs

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08/15/2008 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Both the San Francisco Giants and Atlanta Braves are currently riding four-game losing streaks. One of those clubs will get back on track tonight, when Atlanta hosts San Francisco in the opener of a four-game series at Turner Field.

After dropping the finale of a four-game set to Arizona, the Braves then lost all three games of their recent series with the Chicago Cubs. San Francisco, meanwhile, was just swept in a four-game series by Houston.

After scoring a total of just two runs over the first two games in its set with Chicago, Atlanta managed seven in Thursday's finale. That wasn't enough, however, in an 11-7 setback.

Tom Glavine (2-4) did not fare well in his first start since June 10, lasting only four innings and giving up seven runs on seven hits. The left-hander had been sidelined with a sore left elbow.

Mark Kotsay, though, become the first Braves hitter to hit for the cycle since Albert Hall on September 23, 1987 on Thursday. He went 5-for-5 with two RBI in the loss.

Jeff Francoeur went 3-for-5 -- including a homer -- with three RBI and two runs scored as the Braves fell to 33-28 at home this year.

The Giants also had trouble scoring runs in their series with the Astros, getting outscored 28-11 over the four games. To make matters worse, outfielder Aaron Rowand left Thursday's 7-4 loss with lower back tightness. Rowand, in his first year with the Giants, leads the club with 11 homers to go along with .286 average and 62 RBI and is day-to-day with the ailment.

Fred Lewis homered for San Francisco, which had won three of four before the sweep and is now 26-34 on the road.

The Braves and Giants just met last week in San Francisco for three games, with the Giants taking two of those tests. Atlanta's Jair Jurrjens and Matt Cain of San Francisco squared off the August 4th opener, and will do so again tonight.

Cain picked up the win on that day, allowing just a run on five hits and five walks over 6 2/3 innings. That improved him to 1-1 with a 4.76 earned run average in three career starts versus the Braves.

The tough-luck right-hander went just 2-1 despite a 0.79 ERA in a three-start span before getting a no-decision against the Dodgers on Sunday. He was tagged for four runs on six hits over seven innings on that day. On the season, Cain is 7-9 with a 3.67 ERA.

Atlanta's Rookie of the Year candidate Jurrjens allowed four runs (3 earned) on nine hits over six innings against Cain and the Giants in what was his first career appearance against the club.

He returned on Saturday to snap a two-start skid, defeating Arizona to improve to 11-7 with a 3.18 ERA on the season. He held the Diamondbacks to four runs (3 earned) on seven hits over six innings, while striking out six.

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