ATLANTA -- Ryan Vogelsong provided a real pro outing in his first start in more than two months.It was a rare bright spot that wasnt enough to rescue the struggling Pirates from another loss to the lowly Braves.Vogelsong threw six strong innings but two errors by Jung Ho Kang led to four unearned runs and Pittsburgh fell to Atlanta 5-2 on Thursday night.The Braves, who have the majors worst record, won two of three for only their second home series win of the season.The Pirates, who began the night three games behind NL wild-card leaders Los Angeles and St. Louis, have lost five of six.The 39-year-old Vogelsong made his return after suffering facial fractures when he was hit by Jordan Lyles pitch in his start against Colorado on May 23. He had surgery on June 2.Vogelsong allowed only one run in six innings and left with the game tied 1-1.Real pro outing, Hurdle said. Fun to watch. A really blue-collar performance.The start of the game was delayed 1 hour, 16 minutes by rain.Its just typical of me that Ive got to wait two months to pitch a game and then have a rain delay on top of that, Vogelsong said.Despite the delay, Vogelsong was sharp. He had six strikeouts with only one walk and allowed only three hits.That was great, he said. It felt real good.Felipe Rivero (0-4) walked Adonis Garcia with one out in the seventh, and Garcia moved to second on Ender Inciartes single. Garcia, who has only two steals this season, broke for third base as the left-handed Rivero held the ball on the mound.Rivero finally threw to third, but Kang dropped the throw for an error, allowing Garcia to score.Garcia said he noticed Rivero ignoring baserunners.I just happened to notice on his previous pitches that the pitcher was kind of just taking one look back and then settling before going into the pitch, Garcia said through a translator.Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said Rivero recovered in time to make a throw Kang should have handled.Inciarte moved to second on the play and scored on Jeff Francoeurs pinch-hit single to center field.Another error by Kang, who whiffed on Erick Aybars grounder, helped the Braves score two run in the eighth.David Freese cut Atlantas lead to 3-2 with a homer to right off Chris Withrow in the eighth.Jim Johnson pitched the ninth for his seventh save in 10 chances.Braves rookie right-hander Tyrell Jenkins allowed one run on three hits and four walks in six innings. He has at least four walks in four straight starts.WATCHING FROM HOME PLATEPirates pinch-hitter John Jaso hit into a broken-bat double play in the seventh on a grounder off Hunter Cervenka (1-0). Jaso didnt leave the batters box. Hurdle said Jaso thought the grounder to first was foul.STREAKSInciarte had two hits, extending Atlantas longest hitting streak of the season to 15 games. Aybar has a 10-game hitting streak.BOSCAN RELEASEDThe Pirates released RHP Wilfredo Boscan, who had been on the Triple-A Indianapolis DL with a strained oblique, to clear a spot on the 40-man roster for Vogelsong. Boscan was 1-1 with a 6.46 ERA in six games, including one start, with Pittsburgh this season. IF Max Moroff, who made his major league debut on Sunday, was optioned to Indianapolis to open a spot on the 25-man roster.TRAINERS ROOMPirates 2B Josh Harrison was 1-for-3 in his first appearance since leaving Sundays game with right leg discomfort after colliding with Milwaukees Keon Broxton on a play at first base. ... Hurdle said C Francisco Cervelli is feeling better after being hit by a pitch, cracking his batting helmet, on Tuesday night. Cervelli grounded out as a pinch-hitter to end the game.UP NEXTPirates: Rookie RHP Jameson Taillon (2-2, 3.52) will look for his first win since June 29 at Seattle when the Pirates open a weekend series at Cincinnati on Friday night.Braves: Rookie Joel De La Cruz (0-3, 3.80) will make his fourth start when the Braves open a road trip against Jaime Garcia and the St. Louis Cardinals.St. Louis Cardinals David Price Red Sox Jersey . -- Kyrie Irvings last-minute 3-pointer helped seal another victory for Cleveland -- and the Cavaliers longest winning streak since LeBron James left. Steven Wright Red Sox Jersey . After Gasquet beat fifth-seeded Ivan Dodig of Croatia 7-5, 6-3, Tsonga followed up with a 6-7 (3), 6-2, 6-2 win against sixth-seeded Edouard Roger-Vasselin in an all-French match. http://www.officialredsoxfanstore.com/authentic-steve-pearce-red-sox-jersey/ . 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Jamie Vardy leads the way with a point shy of 200 so far, but it was Manchester United debutant Marcus Rashford who racked up more points than any other player over the weekend with 20 thanks to two goals and an assist against Arsenal.Heres a look at the leagues best-performing XI, which you could actually afford with £2.3m to spare with Sky Sports Fantasy Footballs 75m budget... Petr Cech (£5.9m)Plenty suggested the former Chelsea man was the final piece to Arsenals title-winning puzzle, but while he has kept his end of the bargain, with a league high of 12 clean sheets, the Gunners are five points off the pace following their 3-2 Old Trafford loss. An honourable mention goes to Watfords Heurelho Gomes (£4.3m), who sits second after racking up his 10th clean sheet and fourth Sky Sports Man of the Match award in Saturdays stalemate with Bournemouth.Toby Alderweireld (£6.5m) Toby Alderweireld has helped transform Tottenhams defence The Belgians influence has arguably been the most important factor in Tottenhams title charge, transforming one of the leagues worst defences into the very best. Spurs conceded more goals than relegated Hull last season and the same at home as bottom side QPR, compared to five less than any other side this season. Alderweireld has also chipped in with three assists and two goals.Jose Fonte (£6.5m)The return of Fraser Forster has helped Southampton become the leagues most in-form backline. Fonte and co racked up six clean sheets in a row and went 639 minutes without conceding until Chelsea launched their late comeback on Saturday.Virgil van Dijk (£6.1m) Virgil van Dijk has racked up more than any other summer signing Replacing Alderweireld was never going to be an easy task but Southamptons typically shrewd recruitment came up trumps again by bringing the Dutchman in from Celtic. His performances have warranted four MOTM awards, with 10 clean sheets and two goals seeing him rack up more points than any other Premier League defender.Mesut Ozil (£8.4m)Arsenals assist machine Ozil has proved to be the Premier Leagues No 1 creative force, setting up 18 goals this season and collecting passing bonus points on eight occasions. The German also took his goal tally to five at the weekend, while boasting three MOTM awards.Dele Alli (£4m) Dele Alli has scored seven goals and six assists this season The 19-year-old has undoubtedly been the young revelation of the season, going from leading MK Dons to promotion froom Sky Bet League 1 to starring in Tottenhams title charge.dddddddddddd To put into context just how unexpected his success has been, Sky Sports Fantasy Football priced him up at a mere £4m at the start of the season, less than half the price of Eden Hazard, who has collected just 65 points, and the same as Leicesters Joe Dodoo and West Hams Josh Cullen, who have a combined 20 minutes of Premier League action to their names.Ross Barkley (£6.7m)Barkleys good form this season has come despite Evertons relatively disappointing campaign, scoring eight and setting up another seven. Roberto Martinezs men have scored more than any side outside the top four but have failed to make the most of their attacking prowess, with just eight wins leaving them 12th in the table. Barkley edges Stokes Marko Arnautovic (129 points, £5.5m), Cesc Fabregas (125 points and £8.7m) and Georginio Wijnaldum (123 points and £7m) out of the team of the season. Sky Sports Fantasy Football Not got a team yet? Theres still plenty of weekly and monthly prizes to be won this season. Riyad Mahrez (£6m)The Algerian is the Premier Leagues top performing midfielder by over 30 points courtesy of reaching double figures in both goals and assists - the only player to achieve that feat this season. He also boasts a league high of nine MOTM awards while scoring the same amount of goals as Sky Sports Fantasy Footballs most expensive player Sergio Aguero, with 14 to his name.Jamie Vardy (£7.3m) Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez have fired Leicester to the top of the table Having scored five goals in a side which needed the most remarkable of escapes to avoid relegation last season, few expected Vardy to be topping the scoring charts and Leicester to be top of the table with 11 games to go. The former Stocksbridge Park Steels striker is also Sky Sports Fantasy Footballs leading scorer on 199 points, with six assists and seven MOTM awards going alongside his 19 goals.Odion Ighalo (£6.5m)In a season of surprise packages, Watford striker Ighalos efforts have gone somewhat under the radar. The Nigerian ended 2015 as the highest scoring player in the top four tiers of English football, while his 15 goals and six assists have contributed to the leagues most prolific strike partnership, with Troy Deeney netting eight times and setting up another seven.Romelu Lukaku (£8.8m)Evertons powerful frontman keeps Harry Kane (£9.3m and 151 points) out of the line-up despite both players being on 16 goals, with the Belgian boasting three more assists and one more MOTM award than the England striker. The goals have dried up of late, however, with just one from his last seven Premier League appearances, following a run of 10 in his previous nine. Also See: Player stats Fantasy Football News Enter the Sky Sports leagues Premier League news ' ' '