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Smith’s big hit plenty for strong Folty vs. Giants
- Updated: May 30, 2016
ATLANTA — Mallex Smith’s three-run triple blemished Jeff Samardzija’s shortest start of the season and provided Mike Foltynewicz sufficient support as the Braves claimed a 5-3 win over the Giants on Monday afternoon.
Smith’s second-inning triple accounted for three of the five runs — four earned — Samardzija surrendered while needing 93 pitches to complete five innings. Brandon Belt’s second-inning homer accounted for the only run Foltynewicz allowed while limiting the Giants to three hits over six-plus innings.
The Giants had won 15 of their previous 17 games, but they were facing a challenge having arrived in Atlanta at approximately 1 a.m. ET, 12 hours before the opener of this four-game series. Arodys Vizcaino allowed two runs (one earned) in the ninth before escaping the threat, as the Braves have won three of four home games since …
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