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Jun 6, 2025; San Francisco, California, USA; Atlanta Braves pitcher Craig Kimbrel (46) looks at the catcher against the San Francisco Giants during the seventh inning at Oracle Park. Mandatory Credit: Robert Edwards-Imagn Images <\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n
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Eased back into action in middle relief Friday night, veteran Craig Kimbrel hopes to help the Atlanta Braves end their five-game losing streak when the struggling club visits the San Francisco Giants for a second consecutive day on Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Three innings after Kimbrel threw a shutout seventh frame in his first big-league action of the season, the Giants caught a game-ending break. The Braves’ fourth pitcher, Pierce Johnson, uncorked a wild pitch with two outs and two strikes in the 10th, allowing Tyler Fitzgerald to sprint home on a walk-off wild pitch for a 5-4 Giants win.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Signed to a minor league deal in March after having spent the 2024 season with the Baltimore Orioles, Kimbrel was ready to go on his first day with the Braves after going 1-1 with three saves and a 2.00 ERA in a total of 18 appearances in Double-A and Triple-A this season.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Thrust into a 4-4 game on Friday, Kimbrel did what he did so often in five previous seasons with the Braves to begin his career, tossing a scoreless inning. However, it took catcher Sean Murphy gunning down Heliot Ramos on a steal attempt after a single and Kimbrel picking Jung Hoo Lee off first base after a walk to get through a three-batter inning.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Braves manager Brian Snitker didn’t hesitate to throw the 440-save reliever immediately into the fire in part because he noted Kimbrel got off to a fast start with the Orioles last April, allowing just one run and four hits in his first 10 outings (10 innings).<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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“Hopefully he can replicate what he did the first half of last year,” Snitker said of the team’s interest in giving Kimbrel, 37, a second go-round. “It would be awesome if he could come in and do that.”<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Thanks in part to Kimbrel, the Braves needed just four pitchers to get through the 10 innings in the series opener, while the Giants used seven.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Right-hander Bryce Elder (2-3, 4.56 ERA) is scheduled to start for Atlanta in the rematch. He has gone winless in his past three starts, getting a total of seven runs of support.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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His last win came more than a month ago, on May 4 at home against the Los Angeles Dodgers. The 26-year-old hasn’t faced the Giants in his four-year career.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Having a relatively fresh bullpen behind him could benefit Elder, as the Giants have played five consecutive one-run games to start their current homestand, three of which went into extra innings.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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San Francisco blew a 3-0 lead Friday, but manager Bob Melvin was happy to walk away with a third straight win despite watching his pitchers walk seven batters, his outfield commit a costly throwing error, and his baserunners get picked off twice and thrown out stealing once.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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“But we’re finding a way to win at the end,” he said. “How we did it was a bit unorthodox, but we’ll certainly take it after not playing our cleanest game.”<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Right-hander Logan Webb (5-5, 2.55 ERA) will be tasked with keeping the Giants moving in a positive direction. He went unrewarded after throwing eight shutout innings in San Francisco’s 1-0, 10-inning home loss to the San Diego Padres on Monday.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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The 28-year-old has no wins in his past three outings, during which he has allowed just six earned runs over 18 innings.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Webb has an impressive history against the Braves: a 4-1 record with a 2.55 ERA in eight lifetime starts.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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