Giants open series with 5-3 win over Braves

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San Francisco hit three solo home runs, right-hander Hayden Birdsong pitched five solid innings to earn his first career victory, and the visiting Giants beat the Atlanta Braves 5-3 on Tuesday.

Birdsong, ranked as the team's No. 4 prospect on mlb.com, was making his second major league start. He allowed two runs on four hits, two walks and five strikeouts to help the Giants ta