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Braves' bats come alive early and often to even series
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Atlanta Braves' Andrelton Simmons, right, greets third base coach Brian Snitker after hitting a solo home run in the first inning of Saturday's victory in Philadelphia. - photo by Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA— Jason Heyward hit a three-run homer to lead an Atlanta offense that scored in all but two innings, Tim Hudson pitched seven strong innings and the Braves set season highs for runs and hits in a 13-4 rout of the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday night. Andrelton Simmons and Dan Uggla also homered for Atlanta, which amassed 19 hits while snapping a three-game skid. Brian McCann had four hits and Simmons was a double shy of the cycle for the Braves.