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MLB: Atlanta 9, Los Angeles Dodgers 3

LOS ANGELES, June 6 (UPI) -- Brian McCann drove in four runs and the Atlanta Braves used a seven-run seventh inning Saturday to blow past the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-3.

McCann stroked a two-run double in the big inning and Troy Glaus added a two-run shot to lift Atlanta to its 10th win in 11 games, keeping the Braves two games ahead of Philadelphia atop the National League East.

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Omar Infante got two hits and a pair of RBI and Yunel Escobar added a pair of hits to back Tommy Hanson (6-3), who held the Dodgers to two runs on eight hits over six innings. Hanson walked two and struck out six.

Dodgers starter Chad Billingsley (6-3) was tagged with the loss, yielding three runs on seven hits over six innings.

Rafael Furcal went 3-for-5 with an RBI for the Dodgers, who remained a half game behind San Diego in the NL West.

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