LOS ANGELES --- The Braves' offense is struggling, andthe first-inning problems by the team's pitchers sure aren'thelping matters. As Chipper Jones put it, one hand shakes theother. The Braves trailed 3-0 after the firstinning Monday and didn't score until the ninth in a 4-2 loss to theDodgers. It was the ninth loss in 13 games for the Braves , who scored two runs or fewereight times in their past 14 games before Tuesday. They've averaged a National League-worst 3.2 runs per game,including 2.8 runs per game since an 11-run outburst at Washingtonin the third game of the season. Minnesota (3.1) was the onlymajor-league team with a lower scoring average before Tuesday.