Folty’s stellar start drops Giants two games back

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SAN FRANCISCO — Matt Kemp launched a three-run home run deep over the center-field fence and Mike Foltynewicz continued his mastery of the Giants this year as the Braves halted San Francisco’s brief winning streak with a 3-1 victory Saturday.

Foltynewicz allowed just one run in six innings against the Giants in May, and the right-hander reenacted that performance at AT&T Park. Foltynewicz surrendered five hits and made only one legitimate mistake. Brandon Crawford made him pay for that miscue, lining a solo home run over the left-field fence in the second. But Foltynewicz faced little pressure from the majority of the Giants’ lineup while pitching 7 2/3 formidable innings.

The Giants chased Foltynewicz in the eighth, after Denard Span doubled and Angel Pagan drew a walk with two outs. But Mauricio Cabrera promptly induced a groundout from Joe Panik to get out of the jam. Kemp’s three-run home run, which carried 425 feet, according to Statcast™, in the the fourth proved to be the perfect amount of support. Kemp, a former member of the Dodgers and Padres, now has 23 home runs against San Francisco.

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