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SAN FRANCISCO -- Jeff Samardzija had a simple game plan against the Atlanta Braves that helped him earn a much-needed win and moved the slumping-but-still-surviving San Francisco Giants closer to first place in the NL West.Just made them hit it to (shortstop Brandon) Crawford mostly, Samardzija said, referring to his Gold Glove teammate.The plan couldnt have worked out much better for Samardzija or the Giants.Sparked by a handful of defensive gems by Crawford, Samardzija and two relievers combined on a seven-hitter, and San Francisco beat Atlanta 7-0 on Friday night.Samardzija (11-9) had an uneven outing and had to pitch out of two early jams to win for only the fourth time since May 30. He got plenty of help from Crawford, who threw out a runner at third in the first inning, snared a liner to end the second with the bases loaded then made a nifty bare-handed grab to throw out Dansby Swanson to end the sixth.I like getting groundballs so Im glad that (Samardzija) feels confident in me to make those plays for him, Crawford said.Samardzija allowed seven hits, walked three and struck out six. He also doubled and scored in the fourth.Atlanta failed to score in the first after putting runners at second and third with one out. The Braves also came up empty after the first three batters reached base in the second, then ran themselves out of another opportunity in the fourth when Jace Peterson was called out after getting hit by the ball on pitcher Joel De La Cruzs single.Rocky start but he did a great job of getting out of those jams, Giants manager Bruce Bochy said of Samardzija. He just kept his concentration and his poise. Saved the game probably at that point for us.Angel Pagan homered while Brandon Belt, Denard Span and Buster Posey added two hits apiece for the Giants. San Francisco scored six runs on two-out hits and benefited from three Atlanta errors.Freddie Freeman had two hits for Atlanta, one day after taking a hard fall while flipping over a railing chasing a foul ball.Hunter Strickland and Cory Gearrin retired three batters apiece for San Francisco.The Giants benefited from the Braves shaky defense to give Samardzija an early cushion.San Francisco had four consecutive two-out hits off De La Cruz (0-7) in the first inning following a throwing error by Atlanta shortstop Swanson.We go up early and its a whole different game, really, Braves interim manager Brian Snitker said. We just couldnt score and it looked like (Samardzija) got locked in pretty good.San Francisco went up 5-0 in the second on Pagans ninth home run, three batters after Gorkys Hernandez reached on second baseman Petersons fielding error.Belt, who had an RBI single and scored in the first inning, doubled in Posey in the fifth.The Braves couldnt keep up.NO HELP FOR THE PITCHERDe La Cruz remained winless after allowing seven runs in four innings but he cant shoulder all the blame for his record. The Braves have failed to score in five of the eight games started by the right-hander and he is receiving just 1.3 runs of support per start. I thought he threw the ball OK but (your teammates) make some miscues and you need to get the next guy out and he wasnt able to do that, Snitker said. It wasnt real good, really.TRAINERS ROOMBraves: Freeman showed no lingering effects after hurting his back during Thursdays game in Arizona. 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Jonathan Drouin also scored and had three assists while Zachary Fucale made 17 saves for the Mooseheads (16-8-0), who led 6-1 after two periods.Code-hopper Jarryd Hayne has paid tribute to his Fiji sevens coach after he nailed a one-pointer to secure Gold Coast Titans a thrilling NRL victory over Wests Tigers at Campbelltown.Playing a rare NRL match near his western Sydney childhood home, Hayne delivered an improved showing from last weeks return match as the Titans kept their finals hopes alive.Playing in the unfamiliar position of five-eighth, Hayne saw two field goal attempts from halves partner Ash Taylor drift wide before he stepped up and drew upon the skills from his short sevens stint with the newly-crowned Olympic champions.Yeah, you know, Ash has two attempts so I thought Id jump in, Hayne told Fox Sports following the 19-18 win.[In] Fiji Sevens we do a lot of drop goals; so Jeremy Manning, our field goal coach, that one went down to him - I definitely took my time and just went into my rhythm.I actually thought I was going to get charged down; so I just kept cool and calm, and thoughtt if I hit it right it should go over and just hoped it didnt get charged down which it didnt - and I hit it beautifully.ddddddddddddHayne returned to the NRL after failing to make Fijis squad for the Rio Olympics, opting against a return to former club Parramatta to sign with the Titans.The former San Francisco 49ers player endured a mixed outing on the Gold Coast last week and while he again made some errors, there was just as much for Titans fans to be excited about.Im fine, Im not really nervous; I know what to expect, Hayne said.Its going to be a tough couple of weeks for me and obviously getting the body in tune I think [is the big thing]. Hayne saidI think coming back from a rugby union background its a lot more physical in league and thats probably the one key area where, you know, each week it gets easier and easier. ' ' '