Two promising young pitchers will try to limit the power of their opponents on Saturday night when the Atlanta Braves host the San Francisco Giants in the second contest of their three-game series.
Each team hit two home runs Friday night in Atlanta's 6-5 win. The Giants lead the National Leaguewith 195 homers, while the Braves are second with 184.
The Giants, who lead the NL West by 2 1/2 games over the Los Angeles Dodgers, have had 15 different players hit at least five homers this season. Mike Yastrzemski leads the team with 20.
The Braves, who hold a 5 1/2-game lead over the second-place Philadelphia Phillies in the NL East, are trying to have the second infield in Major League Baseball history to have each member hit at least 25 homers.