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ATLANTA -- Interim Braves manager Brian Snitker is used to answering questions about his teams inability to score.On a rare night, Snitker was delighted to watch Atlantas offense score at least one run in six innings.When you do, (the hitters) kind of relax and make it look easy, which it isnt, Snitker said. Its just one of those things you ride, a crest in a game. Hopefully we can build on it tomorrow.Ender Inciarte broke a tie with an RBI single in the fifth inning and the offensively challenged Braves had 15 hits to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-4 on Wednesday night.Last in the major leagues in runs, the Braves crossed the plate eight times after the Pirates took a 4-0 lead in the first.Pittsburgh, which began the day two games out of a wild-card spot, has lost four five. Atlanta improved to 17-39 at Turner Field, the worst home record in the majors.Pirates starter Jeff Locke (8-7) blew the four-run lead and was chased on Inciartes single. He allowed nine hits, five runs, two walks and struck out one in 4 1/3 innings. Locke is 0-2 with an 11.91 ERA in his last three starts.I got ahead of plenty of guys, just couldnt put anybody away, Locke said.Atlanta scored two runs in the sixth and one in the seventh off Juan Nicasio, taking an 8-4 lead on Adonis Garcias RBI single, Matt Kemps sacrifice fly and Erick Aybars RBI triple.Braves starter Rob Whalen (1-0), making his first career appearance, gave up four hits, four runs, four walks and struck out five in five innings.Whalen put himself in a 4-0 hole on Matt Joyces 11th homer, a three-run shot, and a run that scored on a wild pitch. He labored early, throwing balls on 32 of his first 62 pitches.I was just trying to battle through it the best I can, Whalen said. What an amazing job by the offense to come through there and pick me up and keep chipping that whole game. It makes it a little easier.Atlanta crept back in the game on Anthony Reckers RBI groundout in the second, Freddie Freemans RBI double in the third and Reckers RBI double, which made it 4-3 in the fourth.The Braves took a 5-4 lead in the fifth on Nick Markakis sacrifice fly and Inciartes single. Inciarte went 3 for 4 and has hit safely in a season-best 14 straight games. He has a .377 average since July 19.Joyce, in the lineup for slumping Andrew McCutchen, is hitting .294 with three homers and nine RBI in his last 10 starts.TRAINERS ROOMStarling Marte was hit by two pitches but stayed in the game. The first one in the first grazed his left hand, but the next one in the fifth hit his left hand solidly. Marte has been hit by 15 pitches, third-most in the NL. ... C Francisco Cervelli is still being evaluated after getting hit in the left side of the helmet by a pitch on Tuesday. Cervelli, whos had concussion issues in his career, left the game after noticing his helmet was cracked as he stood at first base a few minutes later.ROTATION ROUNDABOUTThe Braves have used 13 starting pitchers this season, their most since 1987 when they lost 92 games. The Atlanta franchise record of 15 was set in 1975 when the Braves lost 94 games.ROSTER MOVESThe Braves optioned RHP Ryan Weber and INF Daniel Castro to Triple-A Gwinnett and selected the contracts of Whalen and RHP Brandon Cunniff.UP NEXTPirates: RHP Ryan Vogelsong (1-1) is 2/3 with a 5.08 ERA in five career starts and three relief appearances against AtlantaBraves: RHP Tyrell Jenkins (1-2) will make his fifth career start. He has never faced Pittsburgh.Jeff Beukeboom Jersey . -- Adam Snyder returned to the San Francisco 49ers this season because the offensive lineman thought it was his best opportunity to win a championship. Sergei Nemchinov Jersey . 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Hargreaves began his career in 2008 with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and has played with the Edmonton Eskimos and last season with the Saskatchewan Roughriders.PARIS -- Edinson Cavanis goals at one end are carrying a Paris Saint-Germain side that is conceding them with alarming regularity at the other.Cavani scored twice in the second half as the defending champion rallied from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 at home to league leader Nice on Sunday.PSG has lost three times already in the league this season and narrowly avoided a fourth defeat -- having lost only twice all last season.After 17 games, PSG sits in third place, three points behind Monaco and four behind Nice.The situation would be a lot worse without Cavanis league-leading 16 goals -- especially if he had given in to the critics who wanted him gone this summer.The sometimes clumsy Uruguay forward was often criticized by his own fans when playing a supporting role to Zlatan Ibrahimovic over the previous three campaigns. But he has stepped firmly out of Ibrahimovics imposing shadow since the Swede joined Manchester United.Altogether, Cavani has 22 goals in 21 games this season and 103 in his PSG career, making him the clubs third all-time leading scorer. He is closing on former Portugal forward Pauleta (109) but remains some distance behind Ibrahimovic (156).Although defensive blunders hit PSG for the third straight game, it was an awful mistake from Nice goalkeeper Yoan Cardinale that gifted Cavani the equalizier.After volleying in right back Serge Auriers cross one minute after the restart, Cavani then got the easiest of tap-ins on the hour mark.Cardinale flapped weakly at left back Layvin Kurzawas cross, patting the ball onto the back of Dante. It fell to Cavani, one meter out.What I regret is the two goals we conceded, they were too easy, Nice coach Lucien Favre said on Canal Plus television. That joke goal was not possible.In a measure of how well Nice is playing, its players were bitterly disappointed not to win.We should have played much better in the second half, Nices Brazilian defender Dante said. We should have been cleverer.Midfielder Wylan Cypriens brillliant curling free kick from 25 meters put Nice ahead in the 32nd, totally against the run of play after PSG had missed several chances.ddddddddddddThen, following a mix-up between Brazilian defenders Thiago Silva and Marquinhos on a cross from the left, striker Alassane Plea moved in between them to make it 2-0 in first-half injury time with his 10th league goal of the season. Marquinhos made careless mistakes in a 3-0 defeat away to Montpellier last weekend and was at fault for Ludogorets second goal in a 2-2 home draw in the Champions League on Tuesday.Given such vulnerable defending, Nice had cause for regret.We wasted our lead, Cyprien said. But lets not be too dramatic. Its still a good point that will serve us well.---LYON 1, RENNES 0Mathieu Valbuena is finally finding his best form for Lyon as the wingers well-taken goal sealed a 1-0 home win.Midfielder Rachid Ghezzal did well down the right and picked out Valbuena as he advanced from the left into the penalty area. Valbuena drilled a low shot past goalkeeper Benoit Costil in the 28th minute to score for the third league game in a row.Lyons win moved it above Rennes into fourth place.Valbuena only managed one goal in 26 games last season, when he had trouble settling in following a move from Dinamo Moscow.Rennes defender Ramy Bensebaini was sent off in the 74th minute for pulling back striker Alexandre Lacazette as he was through on goal.---SAINT-ETIENNE 1, GUINGAMP 0Although winger Romain Hamouma scored the winner for Saint-Etienne, the best performance came from its goalkeeper, Stephane Ruffier.Hamouma finished neatly midway through the first half following some fine work from right back Kevin Malcuit.Ruffier, who has played more than 200 league games for Les Verts, then made excellent saves.Saint-Etiennes win moved it up to eighth place, just behind sixth-placed Guingamp. ' ' '