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Wolf takes hill as Dodgers aim for third straight win

Jul 3, 2007 - 2:40 PM Atlanta (43-40) at LA Dodgers (47-36) 10:10 pm EDT

LOS ANGELES (Ticker) -- Randy Wolf takes the mound Tuesday when the Los Angeles Dodgers aim for their third straight win against the Atlanta Braves.

Wolf (9-6, 4.33 ERA) has not fared well against the Braves, going just 4-9 with a 4.68 ERA in 20 career starts against them.

The lefthanded Wolf struggled in his last outing, allowing three runs and four hits with a career-high six walks in six innings against Arizona on Thursday.

The Braves counter with Kyle Davies (3-7, 5.42), who has dropped five straight starts and allowed five runs in all but one of those outings.

The Dodgers improved to 2-2 on their 10-game homestand thanks to an 8-2 victory in Monday's series opener.

All-Star Russell Martin had a career-high four hits while Matt Kemp blasted a tie-breaking two-run homer in the sixth inning for Los Angeles, which tacked on five runs in the seventh to pull away.

Despite not factoring in the decision, Dodgers starter Derek Lowe yielded only one run over five innings to lower his ERA to 2.98.

Lefthanded reliever Joe Beimel tossed two scoreless frames and benefited from the late rallies to notch the win for Los Angeles, which is 2-2 vs. Atlanta this season.