Dodgers drop second in a row at Atlanta

 
Andruw Jones homers and Billingsley strikes out nine, but the right-hander gives up four runs in the fifth inning and the Braves take a 4-1 victory at Turner Field. > Andruw Jones hit his first home run and Chad Billingsley struck out nine to match his career high, but the Dodgers dropped their second game in a row to the Atlanta Braves, this time by a 4-1 margin today at Turner Field. [link]

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