CLEVELAND – Edgar Renteria went 5-for-5 with a homer and drove in two runs to lead the Atlanta Braves to a 6-2 win over the Cleveland Indians on Saturday.

Renteria singled in the first, third and seventh, doubled in the fifth and homered in the ninth for his third career five-hit game. He last did it on Aug. 8, 2004, while he was playing for St. Louis against the New York Mets.

After missing a start to rest his sore right shoulder, John Smoltz (8-3) allowed two runs in six innings.

Willie Harris drove in two runs, and broke a 2-2 tie with an RBI single in the Braves’ three-run fifth.

Casey Blake extended his hitting streak to 25 games with a third-inning single. It’s the longest hitting streak in the majors this season, tying Seattle’s Ichiro Suzuki.

Smoltz allowed two runs and seven hits in six innings. He struck out seven, including five straight in the first and second innings, while walking none.

Smoltz left his start in Milwaukee on May 29 in the fourth inning when he felt a twinge in the shoulder after slipping while throwing a warmup pitch. Smoltz started on June 5 – two days later than his regular turn – and allowed two runs in six innings in a 5-1 loss to Florida. He then decided to skip his next start entirely.

Except for a shaky third inning – when the Indians scored twice and had four hits – the 40-year-old veteran was in control in posting his first win since May 24 and the 201st of his career.

After Grady Sizemore’s bloop double in the first, Smoltz struck out the next five hitters, a streak that ended when Trot Nixon lined out to end the second.

Indians starter Paul Byrd (6-3) allowed five runs and 10 hits in five innings. The right-hander, who hasn’t won since May 30, has allowed 31 hits in 15 innings over his last three starts.

Kelly Johnson led off the fifth with a triple to center and scored when Harris beat out an infield hit behind second base. After Harris stole second, Renteria’s double gave Atlanta a 4-2 lead. Brian McCann’s groundout scored the third run.

Johnson’s single and a groundout by Harris gave Atlanta a 2-0 lead in the third. Scott Thorman started the inning with a double and stopped at third on Yunel Escobar’s single. Harris’ single to right scored Johnson and Escobar came home on Harris’ ground ball.

Josh Barfield’s single and Kelly Shoppach’s double put runners at second and third. Sizemore’s single scored Barfield and Shoppach scored when David Dellucci hit into a double play.

Notes: Nixon broke an 0-for-20 skid with a fourth-inning single off Smoltz. … Blake’s streak is the longest by an Indians player since Sandy Alomar Jr. hit in 30 straight games in 1997. … RHP Rafael Soriano has allowed runs in four of his 31 appearances. … After not starting the last two games, 1B Scott Thorman returned to the lineup Saturday.

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