=== Atlanta Braves Team Report - June 22 === (My Sportsbook) - Javy Lopez connected for a pair of three-run homers to lead the Atlanta Braves over the Baltimore Orioles, 10-2, in the second of a three- game interleague series at Turner Field Saturday. Lopez is having a career year for the Braves, who have won three of their last four games. He has six two-homer games this season and 21 home runs overall, more than half of his career-best for one season. Lopez recorded his 17th career multi-homer game. Horacio Ramirez (6-2) threw seven strong innings for the win, yielding just one run on six hits while striking out seven. Matt Franco added a pinch-hit homer for the Braves, while Andruw Jones and Robert Fick both finished with a pair of hits and two runs scored in the win. Atlanta gives the ball to Shane Reynolds on Sunday. The righthander is 5-1 on the season, with his only loss coming way back on April 25 against Milwaukee. He is 4-0 over his past nine starts. However, Reynolds has failed to earn a decision in three of his last four starts, including his most recent outing. Against Philadelphia on Tuesday, he surrendered three runs on nine hits in four innings, while walking five and striking out three. Reynolds has never faced Baltimore in his 12-year career. The Braves will be looking to complete their seventh series sweep of the season on Sunday.
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