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SAN FRANCISCO -- Atlanta Braves interim manager Brian Snitker thought young right-hander Mike Foltynewicz won more than just a ballgame Saturday night.He noted that the 24-year-old should benefit from the conditions under which he excelled at AT&T Park.Now hes hoping for the same for his young Sunday starter, Aaron Blair.This environment is great. What a great place to play, Snitker said after Saturdays 3-1 win. Any time you experience this atmosphere here, it can do nothing but prepare you to be a major leaguer.Blair might not have been adequately prepared when he made his major-league debut earlier this season for the Braves.The 24-year-old failed to win any of his first 11 starts, running up a 0-5 record and a 7.99 ERA.One of those drubbings occurred at the hands of the Giants on June 2. It was in a matchup with the same guy that Blair will duel Sunday, Giants ace Madison Bumgarner.Bumgarner not only shut out the Braves that day in a 6-0 win but contributed one of the Giants three home runs off Blair, who allowed six runs, five hits and four walks in four innings.The rookie was sent to Triple-A later that month, and things havent gone appreciably better there. He was just 2-4 with a 5.98 ERA in nine starts before getting the call to show up in San Francisco on Sunday.If theres good news for Blair, its that hell face a Giants team thats a bit banged up.Right fielder Hunter Pence has missed the last two games with a hamstring strain. He had an MRI on Saturday and likely wont do anything but possibly pinch hit Sunday.And Giants first baseman Brandon Belt complained of a sore neck shortly before game time Saturday, which got him scratched from the starting lineup.The Giants also rested star catcher Buster Posey, which helped Foltynewiczs cause. He responded with 7 2/3 strong innings in the win.We were a little short-handed, Giants manager Bruce Bochy said afterward. Sure, you are going to miss those guys. It unfortunately happens once in a while. And it happened tonight to us.The loss dropped the Giants two games back of the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League West at a time when the schedule indicates San Francisco should be making up ground.But while the Dodgers were beating the NL Central-leading Chicago Cubs on Saturday, the Giants were losing for a third time this season to the last-place Braves.A former Dodger contributed big-time to the Giants demise Saturday night.Former longtime Dodgers and San Diego Padres outfielder Matt Kemp belted the eighth career home run at AT&T Park, a three-run shot that provided all the Braves scoring in their win.Its fun to play here, Kemp said. Its always good to beat this team, quiet the crowd down. They get riled up when they get up.Kemp will be matched up Sunday with Bumgarner, against whom he has gone just 11-for-57 (.193) in his career but with two homers. Balenciaga Pas Cher Femme . -- Teemu Selanne scored the first goal of his 22nd NHL season, and the Anaheim Ducks extended the best start in franchise history with their fifth straight victory, 3-2 over the Calgary Flames on Wednesday night. Basket Air Max 97 Pas Cher . The 29-year-old from Port Colborne, Ont., has nothing but good things to say about former U.S. marine Liz (Girlrilla) Carmouche ahead of their co-main event Wednesday on the UFCs "Fight for the Troops" televised card in Fort Campbell, Ky. http://www.pascherbasketnike.fr/france-vapormax-solde.html . -- Charlie Graham stopped 67 shots as the Belleville Bulls edged the visiting Guelph Storm 6-5 on Saturday in Ontario Hockey League action. 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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Deonte Burton scored 21 points and Darrell Bowie keyed a second-half surge that carried No. 21 Iowa State to a 73-56 victory over Miami in the AdvoCare Invitational at Disney World on Friday.The Cyclones (5-0) advanced to Sundays championship game, bouncing back from a poor shooting performance in a tournament-opening win over Indiana State.Matt Thomas had 12 points and Nazareth Mitrou-Long added 10 for Iowa State, which will face either No. 11 Gonzaga or Florida for the title.Bowie hit an awkward layup as he tumbled to the floor and also hit a short jumper during a 17-2 run the Cyclones put together over an 8-minute stretch of the second half.JaQuan Newton led Miami with 21 points. Backcourt mate Davon Reed added 13 for the Hurricanes, who shot 36 percent from the field, including going just 2 of 16 on 3-point attempts.Burton hit a jumper, Donovan Jackson buried a 3-pointer and Monte Morris hit two free throws to finish the surge that broke the game open. Morris finishhed with six points -- well below his team-leading average of 19 for Iowa State -- but it didnt matter.ddddddddddddThe Cyclones built a 35-29 lead without getting any points out of their star, who finished 2 for 8 from the field.BIG PICTURECoaches use early season tournaments to prepare for conference play. Iowa State passed its first real test of the season, beating a team on the verge of cracking the Top 25 after shooting poorly in Thursdays opening round victory over Indiana State. Despite the loss, Miami figures to benefit from having faced Stanford and Iowa State before heading home for the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.UP NEXTIowa State faces another tough challenge Sunday against Gonzaga or Florida.Miami plays the loser of the Gonzaga-Florida semifinal for third place on Sunday.---More AP college basketball: www.collegebasketball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25 ' ' '