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as the Sudbury Wolves defeated the North Bay Battalion 4-2 on Saturday in Ontario Hockey League action.LOS ANGELES -- The
ATLANTA -- Adonis Garcia scored from second on an improbable stolen base attempt in the seventh inning and the Atlanta Braves beat the slumping Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2 on Thursday night despite Ryan Vogelsongs strong start.Vogelsong allowed only one run in six innings his first start in more than two months. He left with the game tied 1-1.Felipe Rivero (0-4) walked Garcia with one out in the seventh, and Garcia moved to second on Ender Inciartes single. Garcia, who has only two steals this season, broke for third base as the left-handed Rivero held the ball on the mound.Rivero finally threw to third, but Jung Ho Kang dropped the throw for an error, allowing Garcia to score. Inciarte moved to second on the play and scored on Jeff Francoeurs pinch-hit single to center field.The Pirates, who began the night three games behind NL wild-card leaders Los Angeles and St. Louis, have lost five of six.Four of the Braves five runs were unearned.David Freese cut Atlantas lead to 3-2 with a homer to right off Chris Withrow in the eighth. Another error by Kang, who whiffed on Erick Aybars grounder, helped the Braves score two run in the eighth. Aybar stole second and scored from third on a liner to left field by Nick Markakis.Garcia added a run-scoring double off Antonio Bastardo.Hunter Cervenka (1-0) recorded two outs in the seventh when pinch-hitter John Jaso hit into a broken-bat double play on a grounder to first. Jaso didnt leave the batters box.Jim Johnson pitched the ninth for his seventh save in 10 chances.The 39-year-old Vogelsong made his return after suffering facial fractures when he was hit by Jordan Lyles pitch in his start against Colorado on May 23. He had surgery on June 2 and made four minor league rehab starts in July.Inciarte scored from third in the third inning on Aybars bases-loaded short bouncer that a charging Vogelsong couldnt scoop. Aybar has a 10-game hitting streak.Braves rookie right-hander Tyrell Jenkins allowed one run on three hits and four walks in six innings. He has at least four walks in four straight starts.The start of the game was delayed 1 hour, 16 minutes by rain.Inciarte had two hits, extending Atlantas longest hitting streak of the season to 15 games.BOSCAN RELEASEDThe Pirates released RHP Wilfredo Boscan, who had been on the Triple-A Indianapolis DL with a strained oblique, to clear a spot on the 40-man roster for Vogelsong. Boscan was 1-1 with a 6.46 ERA in six games, including one start, with Pittsburgh this season. IF Max Moroff, who made his major league debut on Sunday, was optioned to Indianapolis to open a spot on the 25-man roster.TRAINERS ROOMPirates 2B Josh Harrison started in his first appearance since leaving Sundays game with right leg discomfort after colliding with Milwaukees Keon Broxton on a play at first base. ... Manager Clint Hurdle said C Francisco Cervelli is feeling better after being hit by a pitch, cracking his batting helmet, on Tuesday night. Cervelli grounded out as a pinch-hitter to end the game.UP NEXTPirates: Rookie RHP Jameson Taillon (2-2, 3.52) will look for his first win since June 29 at Seattle when the Pirates open a weekend series at Cincinnati on Friday night.Braves: Rookie Joel De La Cruz (0-3, 3.80) will make his fourth start when the Braves open a road trip against Jaime Garcia and the St. Louis Cardinals.St. Louis CardinalsThomas Bryant Jersey . 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LOUIS -- Rookie Tavon Austin has missed another day of practice, lessening the odds hell be ready for the St. Caron Butler Jersey . -- Nathan Pancel scored twice as the Sudbury Wolves defeated the North Bay Battalion 4-2 on Saturday in Ontario Hockey League action.LOS ANGELES -- The Dodgers have reinstated Kike Hernandez from the 15-day disabled list and started him in center field against the Arizona Diamondbacks.Hernandez hit .189 with five homers and 12 RBI in 65 games before he was placed on the disabled list on June 28 with left ribcage inflammation. He was 3 for 24 (.125) during six games in a minor league injury rehabilitation assignment.Hernandez, who had started at five positions for Los Angeles already in 20016, made his first start in center field on Sunday.dddddddddddd The only positions he has not played are pitcher, catcher and at first base.To make room for Hernandez on their active roster, the Dodgers optioned Austin Barnes to Triple-A Oklahoma City. Barnes has hit .130 in 14 games over three stints with Los Angeles this year. ' ' '