ATLANTA, May 10 (UPI) -- Chipper Jones hit a solo homer and Javy Lopez added a two-run shot in the seventh inning as the Atlanta Braves rallied Saturday night for a 6-3 victory over the San Francisco Giants, who had their six-game winning streak snapped.
The Giants had won 30 of the previous 40 games started by Kirk Rueter, who cruised through the first six innings. He allowed just one run and had thrown just 59 pitches - 40 for strikes.
San Francisco had a 2-1 lead when it loaded the bases with two outs in the seventh. Felipe Alou decided to pinch-run for Rueter, who was on third base, in favor of fellow pitcher Kurt Ainsworth. The move immediately proved fruitless when Benito Santiago grounded out to end the inning.
The startegy looked even worse when Jones opened the seventh with a homer off reliever Joe Nathan (4-1) to forge a 2-2 tie. Vinny Castilla capped a 10-pitch at-bat with a two-out single and Lopez drove the next pitch over the center field wall for a 4-2 lead.
Atlanta's Kevin Gryboski (2-2) recorded the victory after retiring Santiago to escape the seventh-inning jam.
