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ATLANTA -- The Atlanta Braves, last in the majors with 65 homers, will finally have a right-handed power bat in the lineup when they open a three-game series Tuesday night against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Turner Field.Matt Kemp, acquired late Saturday, had 23 homers with San Diego and the Braves are counting on him to be a part of their reboot going into a new ballpark in 2017 and a return to contention by 2018.We look at this as probably the first piece of starting to look at what were going to do this winter, as far as adding other pieces into this mix, Braves president of baseball operations John Hart said.Meanwhile, the Pirates are still hoping to make it to the postseason for a fourth straight year despite trading closer Mark Melancon on Saturday and possessing a 52-51 record after being swept in a weekend series at Milwaukee.Were not giving up on anything, Pittsburgh manager Clint Hurdle said. Were not lowering the bar. Were not settling.Left-hander Tony Watson will take over as the closer and the Pirates were busy Monday ahead of the non-waiver trade deadline making other pitching changes.Right-handed starter Ivan Nova was acquired from the New York Yankees for two players to be named later and veteran left-hander Jon Niese was sent back to the New York Mets in exchange for former Pirates lefty Anthony Bastardo.Then right at the deadline, left-hander Francisco Liriano was sent to the Toronto Blue Jays along with two prospects for right-hander Drew Hutchinson, who has spent most of the season in Triple-A.Liriano is owed $13 million next season and had struggled mightily in 2016, going 6-11 with a 5.46 ERA.The Braves started their massive teardown and rebuild two years ago, dealing away veteran players rather than acquiring them. The 31-year-old Kemp, though, fills a need; the remaining three years on his contract are partially covered by the Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers, and the deal subtracted unwanted Hector Olivera.The Braves, quiet at the Monday afternoon deadline, held on to veteran reliever Jim Johnson, who saved four games while winning National League Player of the Week on Monday.Gerrit Cole, coming off a career first, will start the series opener for the Pirates against the Braves Mike Foltynewicz.Cole (6-6, 2.78 ERA) threw the first complete game of his career on Wednesday against Seattle and is 2-0 with a 1.71 ERA in three career games against the Braves.He allowed three hits and one run to the Mariners, striking out six without allowing a walk. Of his 94 pitches, 70 were strikes.The right-hander was on the disabled list for a month with a strained right triceps before returning to the Pirates rotation on July 17.Foltynewicz (4-4, 4.30 ERA) gave up five runs in three innings on May 19 in a loss at Pittsburgh, but has pitched much better at home than on the road this season. The right-hander has a 2.83 ERA in Atlanta compared to 5.40 on the road.The series is Pittsburghs last visit to Turner Field. They have good memories at the 20-year-old downtown ballpark that was once the main facility of the 1996 Olympics.The Pirates clinched a spot in the 2014 postseason at Turner Field and celebrated in the visitors clubhouse.Pittsburgh took three of four games against the Braves in Pittsburgh this year. Cheap NHL Jerseys China . Fred Couples, captain of the U.S. side, put it all into perspective. "We know whos in charge," he said. Wholesale NHL Jerseys Authentic . 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Cilic was beaten in straight sets by Andy Murray in his John McEnroe Group opener while Stan Wawrinka lost 6-2 6-3 to Kei Nishikori, meaning whoever loses their second match will almost certainly be heading home. John McEnroe Group W-L Sets Games Andy Murray 1-0 2-0 12-5 Kei Nishikori 1-0 2-0 12-5 Stan Wawrinka 0-1 0-2 5-12 Marin Cilic 0-1 0-2 5-12 US Open champion Wawrinka leads the head-to-head 10-2, and has won the last six successive matches against Cilic, but admits he needs to improve after his loss to Nishikori. It was not a great match compared to what I can do, thats for sure, he said. It wasnt a great day for myself. In general, I think he played well, put a lot of pressure from the beginning. Live Tennis: ATP World Tour Finals November 16, 2016, 6:00pm Live on Get Sky Sports Get a Sky Sports pass Watch highlights of Cilics opening match against Murray I dont think I found anything on the court.dddddddddddd I was a little bit slow on everything. I was hesitating a lot with my game, my movement.Wawrinka said he has been hampered by a knee injury recently, but is determined to finish his season on a high.Im sure I still have something inside me to play some great tennis before the end of the year, so Im going to try everything for that in the next match, he said. Wawrinka was beaten by Nishikori in his opener Following his loss to Murray, Cilic is now 0-4 at the ATP World Tour Finals.Obviously, I need to get into the rhythm on the serve, he said. I have to prepare definitely a little bit better. Hopefully I can start a little bit better.The evening doubles match sees world No 1 duo Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut take on Feliciano and Marc Lopez.Herbert and Mahut are not only battling to make the semi-finals after their opening defeat to Raven Klaasen and Rajeev Ram, but also to finish the year as the best in the world.The duo are being pursued by Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares, who have won both of their matches in London and are within 175 points of Herbert and Mahut at the top of the rankings.All the action from the World Tour Finals between November 13-20 will be live on Sky Sports across the week and if you are out and about you can follow on our Sky Sports apps and the website via our live blogs. Full schedule here. Also See: Wawrinka: Injury not to blame Murrays service syndrome over? Thiem beats injured Monfils WATCH: Murray guesses shot? ' ' '