"Braves starter Derek Lowe had to come out of Sunday's 6-3 win over the Giants due to cramps. With a game-time temperature of 90 degrees, Lowe pitched 5-1/3 innings before he had to be relieved.

'First time in the two years I've been here that I had to leave with cramps, which is disappointing," Lowe said. "… I'm not the first guy, nor the last guy, to play in this heat to get a cramp."

Lowe said his right arm started to cramp in the fourth inning and with one out in the sixth he exited with a cramp in his right hamstring.

Lowe, who earned his 11th victory, threw 66 pitches, 44 for strikes. The right-hander allowed just five hits and two earned runs."