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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.Chris Mihm Jersey . Halifax beat the Saint John Sea Dogs 7-5 on the strength of two goals apiece from Nikolaj Ehlers, Matt Murphy and Brent Andrews. 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PETERSBURG, Fla.Linsanity is returning to the New York area.Point guard Jeremy Lin has agreed to a three-year, $36 million deal with the Brooklyn Nets, sources told ESPNs Chris Broussard and Marc Stein.Lin tweeted about joining the Nets on Friday morning.Lin met with the Nets and New Orleans Pelicans on Thursday night in Palo Alto, California, a source told Broussard.Lin, who turns 28 in August, signed a two-year, $4.3 million contract with Charlotte last July, but the contract contained an early-termination option that Lin triggered to explore free agency. He averaged 11.7 points, 3.2 rebounds and 3.0 assists over 26.3 minutes per game in his only season with the Hornets.Lin signed a three-year, $25 million contract with the Houston Rockets after the Linsanity craze with the New York Knicks in 2011-12.ddddddddddddThe then-little-known second-year guard from Harvard scored at least 20 points nine times in a 10-game span and blossomed into one of the leagues biggest stories at that time.Lin reunites with Nets coach Kenny Atkinson, who was his assistant coach in New York when Linsanity began. Lin gave Atkinson a lot of credit for his development as a player.The Nets should have around $40 million remaining in cap space to spend in free agency after reaching their first player agreement.Information from ESPNs Chris Forsberg and Mike Mazzeo and The Associated Press was used in this report. ' ' '