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Braves Rally With 4-Run 8th To Sweep Dodgers

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ATLANTA (AP) - Ramiro Pena had a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in a four-run eighth inning, Jordan Schafer drove in two runs and the Atlanta Braves rallied against the Los Angeles Dodgers' beleaguered bullpen for a 5-2 victory on a rain-soaked Sunday.

Kenley Jansen (1-3) was the loser for the second straight game, this time allowing one hit, two runs and a walk while getting just one out in a game twice delayed by rain for a total of 2 hours, 15 minutes.

Jansen began the eighth by allowing a single to Freddie Freeman and walking Brian McCann. Dodgers manager Don Mattingly brought in closer Brandon League for the first time in the series, but he fared no better than his teammate.

After Atlanta loaded the bases when third baseman Juan Uribe was charged with a fielding error on Andrelton Simmons' sacrifice bunt attempt, League gave up a tying RBI single to pinch-hitter Gerald Laird to make it 2-all. Pinch-runner B.J. Upton scored Pena's fly.

Luis Avilan (2-0) pitched a perfect eighth inning, striking out one.

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Gattis, Simmons Hit HRs As Braves Top Dodgers 3-1

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ATLANTA (AP) - Evan Gattis and Andrelton Simmons hit consecutive homers off Kenley Jansen in the eighth inning, and the Atlanta Braves rallied to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-1 on Saturday night.

Kris Medlen, Cory Gearrin, and Craig Kimbrel combined on a two-hitter for Atlanta.

Chris Capuano led 1-0 before he allowed a one-out single to B.J. Upton in the eighth. Dodgers manager Don Mattingly brought in Jansen (1-2), the hard-throwing right-hander, to face Gattis, a rookie pinch-hitter.

Gattis lined Jansen's 2-2 pitch into the left-field seats for his eighth homer to give Atlanta a 2-1 lead. Simmons hit Jansen's next pitch on a higher arc into the seats in left-center.

Gearrin (1-0) pitched a scoreless eighth in relief of Medlen, who gave up two hits and one unearned run in seven innings. Kimbrel pitched a perfect ninth for his 13th save.

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Braves Lose O'Flaherty With Torn Elbow Ligament

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ATLANTA (AP) - Braves general manager Frank Wren says left-hander Eric O'Flaherty has a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his left elbow.

The news comes only two days after another top setup reliever, left-hander Jonny Venters, had season-ending surgery to reconstruct the ulnar collateral ligament in his elbow. Also, right-hander Jordan Walden was placed on the 15-day DL with right shoulder inflammation on Friday

O'Flaherty, also likely facing Tommy John surgery, will see Dr. James Andrews for a consultation. O'Flaherty was placed on the 15-day disabled list earlier Saturday with what was called a left elbow strain.

Right-hander Cory Rasmus was called up from Triple-A Gwinnett for Saturday night's game against the Dodgers.

The 28-year-old O'Flaherty, in his fifth season with the Braves, is 3-0 with a 2.50 ERA in 19 games.

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