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(Sports Network) - Shaun Marcum hopes to put the brakes on a five-game losing streak for the Toronto Blue Jays this evening when they play game two of their three-game series with the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium. Nate Solder Jersey . In the opener of this set on Friday, David DeJesus went 2-for-4 with three runs batted in, and John Buck had a pair of run-scoring doubles as Kansas City rallied for six runs in the eighth inning to pick up an 8-4 win. Ross Gload had a double, an RBI and scored twice as the Royals snapped a seven-game losing streak. Leo Nunez (2-0) earned the win despite allowing three runs on three hits in an inning of relief, while starter Zack Greinke didnt factor in the decision despite holding the Jays to one run on five hits over seven innings. Scott Rolen, playing in his first game of the year after missing the first 23 with a fractured right middle finger, had a two-run double for the Blue Jays, who dropped their eighth game in 10 tries. A.J. Burnett (2-2) took the loss after allowing five runs -- four earned -- on eight hits over 7 1/3 innings while striking out six. Scott Downs faced five batters in the eighth but didnt record an out, allowing three runs on three hits. Marcum, meanwhile, will try to get the Jays back in the win column tonight, as he looks to bounce back from his worst start of the season. Against the Detroit Tigers on Monday, Marcum was tagged with the loss, surrendering five runs (four earned) and five hits in 5 2/3 innings, dropping him to 2-1 on the season, while raising his ERA to 3.42. In five games (two starts) against the Royals, Marcum is 2-0 and has allowed only one run in 18 2/3 innings against them. Kansas City will counter with young righty Luke Hochevar, who was tagged with the loss on Sunday in his season debut against Oakland. The former top overall pick, who has never faced the Blue Jays, was battered for six runs and nine hits in 4 2/3 innings of that one. 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Delgado turned in another solid start and Dan Uggla hit a tiebreaking two-run single in the eighth inning to lead the Braves to a 3-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night. Michael Bourn reached on a leadoff single and Kerry Wood issued two walks before Uggla drove a 1-1 pitch back up the middle for his third hit of the game. Freddie Freeman helped set up the big inning by hustling down the line to prevent a potential double play. "I was just trying to get something in the air towards the middle of the field and it ended up finding a hole," Uggla said. "Thats what we needed." Wood (0-2) has struggled since he was sidelined for three weeks with right shoulder fatigue, yielding two runs in each of his two outings since he was activated from the disabled list on Thursday. He threw his hat and glove into the stands as he left the field Tuesday, then cut short a postgame interview when asked about the display. "Shoulders great, thats the frustrating thing," he said earlier. "I bounced back from the injection and shoulder feels great. I actually threw some good curveballs tonight for the first time in a while. Its all about results, it didnt happen tonight." Delgado allowed one run and three hits in 5 2-3 innings, and is winless since he beat the Mets on April 17. He pitched eight innings of two-run ball in his previous start, but the Braves lost 4-0 to Philadelphia. "I think hes pitching terrific," Gonzalez said. "Every game hes pitched I think hes learned something." Kris Medlen (1-0) tossed a perfect seventh, Jonny Venters worked out of a jam in the eighth and Craig Kimbrel finished for his 10th save in 11 chances. The Cubs wasted another effective outing by Ryan Dempster, who struck out seven in seven innings. The right-hander yielded just one run and six hits, but remained winless on the year and his ERA actually increased a tick, from 0.95 to 1.02. "I just try to execute my pitches and control the innings,"; he said. Wes Welker Jersey. "The other stuff you cant worry about. You can only control one thing when youre on the mound and thats trying to put the ball where you want to put it. If you do that, more often than not, youll get good results. The more good results you get, the more wins youll get." Atlanta put at least one runner on in five of Dempsters innings, but struggled to score for the second straight game. Freeman was particularly unlucky, hitting a liner right at shortstop Starlin Castro with a runner on in the fourth and another rocket right to Dempster in the sixth. The Braves finally got on the board in the fifth. Jason Heyward led off with a drive into the right-field corner for his third triple of the season, then scampered home on Tyler Pastornickys sacrifice fly to right. It was the second run in 15 innings for Atlanta, which lost 5-1 in the series opener on Monday night. The Cubs responded in the sixth. Tony Campana led off with a single to left for Chicagos second hit of the game. He moved up on Bryan LaHairs bouncer to second and scored on Alfonso Sorianos two-out double. Soriano was the last batter for the 22-year-old Delgado, who struck out five and walked three. "I work in my bullpen and try to do the same in the game," he said, "and I think its working right now." The Cubs put runners on first and third in the eighth, but shortstop Jack Wilson made a nice turn on LaHairs double-play grounder to second to end the threat. "How about that play Wilson made?" Gonzalez said. "Its first and third and youre staring at Soriano in a two-run game in the eighth inning if you dont turn that double play. I dont know how many guys can do that." NOTES: Braves 3B Chipper Jones made a nice diving stop to rob Dempster of a hit in the third inning. ... Cubs president of baseball operations Theo Epstein on struggling reliever Carlos Marmol: "I havent seen any signs of him backing down, so as long as he gives the effort and faces his challenges head on were going to support him and help him get where he needs to be to help us." ... Bourn extended his hitting streak to 12 games. ' ' '