San Francisco, CA (Sports Network) - Angel Pagan registered four hits and
finished a home run shy of the cycle, as the San Francisco Giants beat the
Atlanta Braves, 5-3, in the second test of a four-game set Friday at AT&T
Park.
Pagan scored twice and also knocked in a run, while Marco Scutaro, Pablo
Sandoval and Buster Posey added an RBI apiece for the Giants, who won their
fifth straight contest.
Ryan Vogelsong (11-7) allowed three runs on four hits and a walk with five
strikeouts over 6 1/3 frames to snap a two-game slid.
Javier Lopez recorded the final out of the eighth and then fired a perfect
ninth to nail down his fourth save of the season.
Ben Sheets (4-4) gave up four runs on nine hits and three walks over 4 1/3
innings to absorb the loss.
Freddie Freeman hit two homers and Jason Heyward also went deep, but the
Braves lost for the sixth time in their last seven games.
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