Escobar finished 3-for-4 and scored a run. Chipper Jones had two hits and an RBI for the Braves, who have won three straight.
Derek Lowe (7-3) earned the win after allowing three runs on seven hits in seven innings.
Robinzon Diaz had a two-run double and Adam LaRoche added an RBI for Pittsburgh, which has lost three in a row.
Pittsburgh starter Ross Ohlendorf gave up three runs on eight hits in six-plus innings. Sean Burnett (1-2) was charged with the loss.
Copyright 2009 by United Press International.
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