Soriano struggles in Braves' loss

[braves guru]

For six weeks, Rafael Soriano was as dominant as any reliever in the majors, and plenty of Braves fans clamored for the intimidating right-hander to be moved to the closer role. That's hardly the case anymore. Soriano's woeful week continued Friday night when he entered a tied game and gave up two runs on four consecutive hits in the eighth inning of a 4-2 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals at Turner Field.

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