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Glavine still searching for first win vs. Reds

May 4, 2008 - 2:06 PM Cincinnati (12-19) at Atlanta (14-15) 1:30 pm EDT

ATLANTA (Ticker) -- Tom Glavine will attempt to earn his first win in his second stint with the Atlanta Braves when they host the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday.

Glavine's second turn with his original team has not gotten off to the best of starts, as the future Hall of Famer was placed on the disabled list for the first time in his career and has had a hard time finding much support from the bullpen in his four starts, leaving in the lead or tied three times without picking up the victory.

The veteran lefthander was strong in his first start back off the DL on Tuesday, allowing two runs and six hits while walking one and striking out two in six innings of the Braves' 6-3 loss to the Washington Nationals. Glavine (0-1, 2.60 ERA) did not factor in the decision.

Atlanta will try to keep the offense going following Saturday's 9-1 win. The Braves put up six runs in the seventh inning to break open a 2-1 contest, with Brian McCann doubling in a pair and Jeff Francoeur adding an RBI in the deciding frame.

The nine-run outburst came after Atlanta had failed to score more than three runs in five straight games.

Cincinnati righthander Bronson Arroyo (1-3, 6.97) will look to bring the Braves' offense back down. He earned his first win of the season Monday, allowing three runs and six hits in six innings in a 4-3 victory at the St. Louis Cardinals.

Arroyo is 4-1 with a 4.40 ERA in nine games - eight starts - against the Braves in his career.