After coming in to start the second, Griffin Canning surrendered five runs — four earned — in 2 2/3 innings Thursday in a loss to the Braves.

After relieving Kyle Hart, Canning gave up three homers, the last being a three-run shot from Dominic Smith in the fourth. Canning should have already been lifted by that point and would have been if Austin Riley had reached ahead of Smtih, but with the strikeout of Riley, manager Craig Stammen kept Yuki Matusi in the pen and gave Canning a chance to finish the inning with two outs. It was a decision that might have cost the team the game. Canning fell to 1-9 with a 6.97 ERA in 62 innings over 15 appearances. If he keeps his spot, he’ll at least have a nice matchup at home against the Rockies next week.