Atlanta Braves Drop Second Consecutive Game To Giants

First series loss of the year: Brandon McCarthy allowed eight runs while the Atlanta Braves scored only two runs.

Coming off a big loss on Friday, the Atlanta Braves were hoping to get back on track with Brandon McCarthy taking the mound. McCarthy came into the game with a 4-0 record. However, the game more-or-less went like according to the same script from Friday.

McCarthy started the game looking quite well. He got Gregor Blanco to line out for the first out. He allowed a hit to Andrew McCutchen but followed suit with a double play to Buster Posey to end the threat.

The Braves would score first in the bottom of inning one. Ozzie Albies led off with a double to center and came home two…