ATLANTA (Ticker) -- Travis Smith pitched just fine in his second start with the Atlanta Braves . But Eric Milton did even better for the Philadelphia Phillies .

Milton tossed seven strong innings for his seventh win and Jimmy Rollins drove in three runs as the Phillies snapped a four-game losing streak with a 9-1 rout of the Braves.

Brought up from Class AAA Richmond on May 30, Smith (0-2) pitched effectively in his debut with the Braves, allowing two runs and three hits in six innings, despite taking the loss against Philadelphia. He also was solid in this one, yielding three runs and six hits in seven innings.

"If you make your pitches, you get your guys out," Smith said. "I just made two bad pitches."

"Smith pitched a great game," said Braves manager Bobby Cox , whose team has plated just two runs in Smith's first two starts. "He was just as good as he was in Philadelphia. He really deserved to win the game."

But Atlanta was unable to solve Milton (7-1) for the second time this season. The lefthander limited the Braves to a run and five hits in seven innings with two walks and five strikeouts.

It was the second time in six days Milton tamed Atlanta. He led the Phillies to their most recent win by holding the Braves to one run and three hits in seven innings Sunday.

"I've just been feeling good," Milton said. "It's nice to put up some runs, even though it was late."

Milton easily handled a Braves lineup that resembled that of spring training game. The lineup showcased just two regulars and had two players with batting averages under .150.

"I look at the lineup and find who the nine are and go from there," Milton said. "Who's in the lineup doesn't matter. You have to focus on getting guys out, no matter who's in the lineup."

Milton was supported by an offense that scored just 11 runs during its recent skid. Bobby Abreu and Mike Lieberthal each homered and drove in a pair of runs, and Rollins stroked a three-run double during a six-run eighth-inning outburst.

"It was nice to get the six runs," said Lieberthal, who is 4-for-8 in his last two games. "We have not been getting runs lately. It was real nice to score all those runs in one inning."

Kevin Gryboski started the sixth in place of Smith and ran into immediate trouble. Tomas Perez opened the inning with an infield single and Gryboski walked Abreu and Jim Thome to load the bases.

Pat Burrell followed with a bouncer that skipped over the head of third baseman Jesse Garcia for a two-run error. After a forceout, Lieberthal lined a double off the left field wall, plating a run and ending Gryboski's evening.

Juan Cruz entered and walked Marlon Byrd before striking out pinch hitter Ricky Ledee . But Rollins followed with a double to right, giving Philadelphia a commanding 9-1 lead.

"Everybody's swinging was beautiful," Phillies manager Larry Bowa said. "It's beautiful when you score a lot of runs."

The Phillies opened up a 2-0 lead in the first inning on a two-run blast by Abreu. But Braves halved the deficit in the bottom half.

Rookie Nick Green became the first batter to get a first-inning hit against Milton this season with a single to right. Green moved to third on a base hit by Julio Franco and scored on Eddie Perez 's RBI single.

"I just come out strong and then go 110 percent," Milton said of his first-inning dominance. "When the ball is in my hand, I feel like I'm in control."

The Braves have split the first six games of the season series with the Phillies.