Cincinatti ? John Smoltz won for the third time in his last four starts, striking out nine Cincinnati Reds in another throwback performance, and homers by Rafael Furcal and Marcus Giles sparked the Atlanta Braves to a 5-2 victory Thursday night.

The Braves won for only the fifth time in their last 14 games, a slump that dropped them to fourth in the NL East.

Smoltz (6-5) gave up only four hits in eight innings, including solo homers by Joe Randa and Adam Dunn. Dunn’s 17th homer in the seventh inning landed on top of the batter’s eye, an estimated 455 feet away.