ATLANTA -- Two pitchers who are expected to be a big part of their teams rotation for the foreseeable future will meet Thursday in the final game of the three-game series at Turner Field.Padres right-hander Jarred Cosart (0-1, 4.23 ERA) will take the mound for San Diegos final appearance of the season at Turner Field, while Mike Foltynewicz (7-5, 4.30 ERA) will make the start for Atlanta.Cosart will make his sixth start with the Padres since he was acquired from the Miami Marlins as part of a seven-player trade on July 29. Cosart, 26, has shown his potential since coming over to the West Coast, allowing one earned run or fewer in four of his previous five starts.Cosart did not receive a decision his most recent outing on Sunday against his former club. He pitched five innings and allowed two runs, one earned, on five hits and three strikeouts during a game the Padres lost 7-5. His start was shortened because of a blister.I was starting to get into a good rhythm, he said. Things were working. I had a good game plan going in. For the most part, I was executing it pretty well, and then it just started rubbing on me a little bit, started stinging. Felt like it was the right time to get me out before it got to where it ripped off.The blister isnt expected to be an issue Thursday.In four career starts against the Braves, Cosart is 3-0 with a 2.63 ERA. The one no-decision came on April 17, when he gave up five runs (four earned) and walked six in 5 2/3 innings during a 6-5 Miami loss.Foltynewicz was acquired by Atlanta before the start of the 2015 season as the centerpiece of a deal that sent slugger Evan Gattis to the Houston Astros. The hard-throwing right-hander possesses a mid-90s fastball and has learned to pitch deeper into a game, something that hurt him a year ago.Foltynewicz pitched 7 2/3 innings in his last start on Saturday against the San Francisco Giants. He allowed a second-inning homer to Brandon Crawford but otherwise retired 15 of the first 18 batters he faced. The old Foltynewicz might have come unglued by the homer, but he was able to shake it off and get back to business.A couple starts before this, I might have gotten a little upset and then maybe the next guy would have been walked, he said. But after that, I just settled down, kept attacking and kept the same game plan. I didnt shy away from anything there.In his lone career appearance against San Diego, Foltynewicz allowed five runs and a career-high-tying 12 hits in 5 2/3 innings during a no-decision on June 9, 2015.Both teams are expected to make moves when rosters are allowed to expand Thursday. Atlanta manager Brian Snitker said the Braves likely will activate catcher A.J. 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Real Madrid needed a late goal by substitute Jese Rodriguez to earn a 3-2 victory at Valencia to stay in third place and three points behind its title rivals. MILWAUKEE -- Zach Davies will go for his sixth victory of the season when he takes the mound Thursday as the Milwaukee Brewers wrap up a three-game series with the Los Angeles Dodgers at Miller Park.Davies has been on an absolute tear the last two months, going 5-0 with a 2.64 ERA in his last 10 starts -- after posting an 8.78 ERA in his first three outings.He set a career high with nine strikeouts his last time out, but took a no-decision after allowing three runs on seven hits and a walk in five innings of work.They fouled off a bunch of pitches, and he had a bunch of strikeouts, too, which ran up his pitch count, manager Craig Counsell said after that outing. Thats a tough middle of the lineup to get through, a challenging middle of the lineup. I thought Zach threw the ball as well as he has in his previous starts.Davies has faced the Dodgers only once before in his career, taking no decision after holding Los Angeles to a run on five hits and a walk with six strikeouts in seven innings at Dodger Stadium earlier this month.Dodgers starter Kenta Maeda has done well on the road this season, going 4-1 with a 2.79 ERA while holding opponents to a .188 batting average.The MLB rookie -- Maeda spent eight seasons with Hiroshima of the Japanese Central League prior to signing with the Dodgers this season -- is looking to rebound after allowing a season-high-tying four runs in five innings of a 6-1 loss at Pittsburgh.ddddddddddddMy job is to go deep into the game and give the team the best shot to win, Maeda told the Los Angeles Times. Yes, it is frustrating to not be able to do the job.Prior to that, hed been locked in; going 3-1 with a 1.52 ERA over a five-start stretch, including a stellar showing against the Brewers on June 19, when he allowed just a run on six hits while striking out eight over 6 1/3 innings but didnt factor into the decision of the Dodgers 2-1 victory.Im proud of him for the way he battled, Dodgers catcher A.J. Ellis said after that game. I know he got some insight in the dugout about trying to change some things up mechanically and it showed right away. It speaks to how talented he is, how athletic he is. His fastball command was dominant the rest of the game. Thats huge for us, because Kenta can use his off-speed at will -- and thats really good -- but teams can sit on that.Maeda allowed two hits including a double to Brewers left fielder Ryan Braun in that contest. Braun has terrorized Dodgers pitching this season, going 10-for-25 with five runs, four doubles, two home runs, seven RBI and a stolen base in six games this season.Overall, he has hits in his last 11 meetings with Los Angeles. ' ' '
