Atlanta @ San Francisco preview

Last Meeting ( May 14, 2014 ) Atlanta 4, San Francisco 10

The spotlight figures to be on third base Thursday as the Atlanta Braves visit the San Francisco Giants for the start of a four-game series. Matt Duffy is set to make his home debut as the regular starter at the hot corner for the Giants, who have bounced back from a slow start by going 19-7 in May.

The Braves added to their infield depth Wednesday by trading infielder Alberto Callaspo to the Dodgers for veteran Juan Uribe, who will share time at third base with Chris Johnson. Uribe, a former Giant, received the start Wednesday as the Braves avoided a three-game sweep against the Dodgers and likely will be in the lineup against right-handed starters while Johnson gets the nod against lefties. The Giants decided against a platoon at third base earlier in the week as they released struggling Casey McGehee and named Duffy the everyday starter. Duffy is batting .301 overall and is 9-for-25 during his six-game hitting streak.

TV: 10:15 p.m. ET, SportSouth (Atlanta), CSN Bay Area (San Francisco)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Braves RH Shelby Miller (5-1, 1.50 ERA) vs. Giants RH Chris Heston (4-3, 4.33)

Miller has entered the Cy Young award discussion after holding opponents to a .144 batting average over his last four starts. The 24-year-old recorded his seventh straight quality start Saturday as he held Milwaukee to two runs over six innings. Nori Aoki is 7-for-18 with a home run against Miller, who made two starts against the Giants as a member of the St. Louis Cardinals and posted a 2-0 record and 1.46 ERA.

Heston owns a 12.91 ERA over his last two outings, including Saturday when he allowed six runs in 5 2/3 innings at Colorado. The 27-year-old rookie opened the season with three quality starts for the Giants, who added him to the rotation following injuries to Jake Peavy (back) and Matt Cain (flexor tendon strain). Heston, set to make his first career appearance against Atlanta, has a 2.77 ERA in four home starts this season.

WALK-OFFS

1. Giants C Buster Posey has reached base safely in 27 consecutive games.

2. Atlanta C A.J. Pierzynski, who played for the Giants in 2004, has seven hits in his last 51 at-bats.

3. Peavy allowed six runs in 4 2/3 innings Wednesday in his second minor league rehab start for Triple-A Sacramento.

PREDICTION: Braves 5, Giants 1