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MLB: Atlanta 4, San Diego 1

ATLANTA, July 20 (UPI) -- Jair Jurrjens held San Diego to one run over seven innings and Matt Diaz drove in three runs Tuesday to carry the Atlanta Braves to a 4-1 victory.

Jurrjens (3-3) made his fourth straight good start since returning from a hamstring injury. He yielded a single run on five hits, walking three and striking out seven as the Braves won the first of a three-game set between the two division leaders.

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Billy Wagner picked up his 22nd save with a scoreless ninth, nailing down Atlanta's seventh win in 10 games.

Diaz pounded a two-run homer in the fourth to put the Braves ahead to stay and added an RBI single in the seventh.

Wade LeBlanc (4-8) absorbed the tough-luck loss for the Padres, allowing just two runs over six innings.

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