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Red-hot Jurrjens aims to end Braves' misery

Jun 21, 2008 - 1:20 PM Seattle (26-47) at Atlanta (36-39), 7:00 pm EDT

ATLANTA (Ticker) -- Rookie Jair Jurrjens will seek his fourth consecutive win when the Atlanta Braves host the Seattle Mariners on Saturday in the middle contest of a three-game interleague series.

The 22-year-old Jurrjens (7-3, 3.43 ERA) hopes to help the Braves recover from an embarrassing loss in the series opener to the worst team in the majors.

Jose Lopez had three hits and drove in four runs and Adrian Beltre plated three to lead Seattle to a 10-2 rout over Atlanta, giving newly-installed manager Jim Riggleman a win in his first game at the helm.

"It was a nice win and a better feeling than we've had lately," Riggleman said. "We had some good at-bats, we were patient."

Raul Ibanez collected three hits and drove in a run and pinch hitter Reed Johnson plated the go-ahead run for the Mariners.

Jurrjens, who has won six of his last seven decisions, pitched 7 2/3 innings during Monday's 7-1 victory over the Colorado Rockies. The righthander allowed eight hits and two walks with seven strikeouts.

Seattle will counter with lefthander Jarrod Washburn (2-7, 5.83), who is trying to avoid losing his fourth consecutive decision. He is coming off a no decision, yielding two runs on eight hits and four walks with two strikeouts over six frames in Sunday's 6-2 loss to the Washington Nationals.