Giants bigger than Braves

SAN FRANCISCO -- Livan Hernandez boasted about his postseason perfection, then went out and backed it up.\nHernandez won again in October and the San Francisco Giants battered Tom Glavine for the second time to beat the Atlanta Braves 8-3 Sunday and even their NL division series at 2-2.\nBarry Bonds drove in the first run and the Giants led all the way, sending both teams back to Atlanta for a decisive Game 5 on Monday night. Buses to carry the clubs to the airport for cross-country flights were lined before it ended.\nKevin Millwood, already waiting at home in Atlanta, will pitch for the Braves on three days' rest against a fully rested Russ Ortiz.\nHanded a 7-0 lead, Hernandez -- the 1997 NLCS and World Series MVP -- improved to 6-0 in the postseason. Even after a disappointing record of 12-16 in the regular season, he was confident before his first outing of this series.\n"I never lose in October," he said.\nAt least one team in the neighborhood is still alive. After the Oakland Athletics were eliminated by Minnesota in the AL division series across San Francisco Bay, Hernandez gave Giants fans plenty to cheer about.\nThe right-hander carried a no-hit bid into the fifth, but Vinny Castilla hit a high popup that dropped between Hernandez, third baseman David Bell and shortstop Rich Aurilia for a single.\nBell charged in too far and the ball fell behind him. Keith Lockhart followed with another base hit.\nHernandez allowed three runs and eight hits in 8 1-3 innings, striking out six. Giants manager Dusty Baker was booed when he lifted his starter, but Scott Eyre and Robb Nen finished up.\nThe Braves chased Hernandez in the second. After retiring the first five batters, the right-hander gave up back-to-back, two-out walks to Javy Lopez and Castilla before plunking Lockhart in the leg with a pitch to load the bases.\nHernandez struck out Glavine looking on three pitches to escape the jam.\nGlavine intentionally walked Bonds in the second to load the bases with two outs. Glavine then got behind 3-0 to Santiago and walked him to score a run for a 4-0 lead. The Braves got out of it on a fly ball by Reggie Sanders.\nGlavine's start might have been his last in a Braves uniform. His contract is up at the end of the season, and Atlanta will have to win Monday to reach the NL championship series for the 10th time in the last 12 seasons.