ATLANTA (AP) _ Kevin Millwood pitched seven strong innings, Rudy Seanez escaped a bases-loaded jam in the eighth as the Atlanta Braves stretched their winning streak to five by beating the San Francisco Giants 5-4 Wednesday night.

Atlanta built a 5-0 lead before San Francisco rallied with a run in the seventh and three more in the eighth. Seanez thwarted the comeback attempt by getting three outs on two pitches after replacing Millwood with the bases loaded and the Braves clinging to a 5-3 lead.

Felipe Crespo hit into a double play, a run scoring on the play, and Armando Rios ended the threat with a grounder to second. With John Rocker struggling, Seanez pitched the ninth as well for his first save, send the Giants to their fifth straight loss.

The Braves withstood a San Francisco comeback on Tuesday night, as well, nearly squandering leads of 6-2 and 9-5 before escaping with a 9-7 victory.

Atlanta got seven hits from the first 11 batters to face Kirk Rueter (2-2), scoring two runs in the first inning and two more in the second. The San Francisco left-hander settled down and allowed only one more run before he was replaced after the sixth.

Millwood (4-2) was dominating against the Giants, giving up just two hits through the first six innings. He lost his shutout-bid when Jeff Kent led off the seventh with his 11th homer into the left-field seats.

Millwood left after giving up three singles in the eighth, including Kent's run-scoring hit. The Atlanta right-hander pitched high in the strike zone all night, getting only two of his outs on grounders, and bounced back from his shortest start in more than a year, a four-inning stint at Florida.

The Braves had nine hits against Rueter and three more against reliever John Johnstone, giving Atlanta 43 hits in three games.

Quilvio Veras led of the first with a double into the left-field corner and scored on Andres Galarraga's opposite-field double off the right-field wall, his fourth RBI in two games. Jordan, who had two homers and three RBIs on Tuesday night, followed with a line-drive single up the middle to bring home Galarraga.

Bobby Bonilla led off the second with his third homer of the season. Rafael Furcal doubled to deep center, moved to third on Millwood's sacrifice and trotted home when Veras singled.

Furcal used his speed to force the Giants into another throwing error, leading to an unearned run in the fourth. The 19-year-old shortstop dropped a bunt to third and wound up at second when Bill Mueller's throw sailed past first baseman J.T. Snow.

Furcal moved to third on Millwood's second straight sacrifice and sprinted home when Snow made an ill-advised catch with his back to the plate on a foul pop-up near the stands, resulting in a rare sacrifice fly to first.

Andruw Jones saved a run for the Braves in the fourth with another spectacular defensive play. The two-time Gold Glover made a diving grab on a liner by Felipe Crespo with Kent at second after a two-out double.

Notes: Bill Mueller went 2-for-3, extending his hitting streak to 13 games. The longest streak of his career is 17 games. ... Shawn Estes was bumped up to pitch Thursday's game for San Francisco against Greg Maddux after Joe Nathan went on the disabled list with tendinitis in his right shoulder. ... Pat Corrales coached first for the Braves after Glenn Hubbard underwent surgery to remove kidney stones. Hubbard is expected to return by this weekend.