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Saturday, May 23, 2009

Braves beat Blue Jays as slump reaches 5 straight

Atlanta Braves starter Derek Lowe, left, delivers to Toronto Blue Jays batter Alex Rios, foreground, during the first inning of his Saturday night victory. Atlanta Braves starter Derek Lowe, left, delivers to Toronto Blue Jays batter Alex Rios, foreground, during the first inning of his Saturday night victory. (Gregory Smith/Associated Press)

Derek Lowe pitched seven strong innings and singled home the go-ahead run himself to lead the Atlanta Braves to a 4-3 victory over the slumping Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday night in Georgia.

The loss was Toronto's fifth straight, a stretch that has seen the club's previously hot offence turn out just eight runs.

Casey Janssen, making his first appearance since coming back from more than a year off due to injury, took the loss despite a good six-inning outing.

More to come