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06/07 15:42 CDT Pinch-hitter Michael Harris II delivers 3-run double to rally
Braves past Pirates 3-2 for sweep
Pinch-hitter Michael Harris II delivers 3-run double to rally Braves past
Pirates 3-2 for sweep
By BILL TROCCHI
Associated Press
ATLANTA (AP) --- Michael Harris II hit a three-run double in the seventh inning
and the Atlanta Braves beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 to complete a three-game
sweep Sunday.
Reynaldo Lpez (3-1) earned the win with a scoreless seventh, and Tyler Kinley
ended a bases-loaded threat in the eighth when he got Ryan O'Hearn to ground
out to first base.
Braves rookie Didier Fuentes stranded two runners in the ninth for his first
career save.
Harris came up as a pinch hitter with the bases loaded and one out in the
seventh and the Braves trailing 2-0. With light rain falling, he drove the
first pitch from Evan Sisk into the right-field corner to clear the bases.
The major league-leading Braves (45-21), limited to three hits, have won eight
of 10.
Pirates first baseman Spencer Horwitz led off the game with a home run, his
sixth in nine career games at Truist Park. He also had an infield single and
extended his on-base streak to 15 games.
Pittsburgh's Mason Montgomery served as an opener for the fourth time this
season after pitching an inning in relief Saturday night. Montgomery stranded
two in a scoreless first and has not given up a run as an opener this season.
Bubba Chandler (2-7) came on as a bulk reliever and cruised until the seventh,
when an error by third baseman Tyler Callihan and two walks loaded the bases.
He was pulled before Harris doubled off Sisk.
Braves starter Bryce Elder gave up two hits and two runs in six innings, his
10th quality start in 14 outings this season. He struck out four and walked two.
Up next Pirates: RHP Paul Skenes (6-5, 3.09 ERA) will face Dodgers LHP Eric Lauer (2-5, 5.74) as Pittsburgh hosts Los Angeles in the opener of a three-game series Tuesday. Braves: RHP Grant Holmes (4-2, 3.86 ERA) opposes White Sox RHP Davis Martin (8-2, 2.61) in the first game of a three-game series in Chicago on Tuesday. ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb
Up next Pirates: RHP Paul Skenes (6-5, 3.09 ERA) will face Dodgers LHP Eric Lauer (2-5, 5.74) as Pittsburgh hosts Los Angeles in the opener of a three-game series Tuesday. Braves: RHP Grant Holmes (4-2, 3.86 ERA) opposes White Sox RHP Davis Martin (8-2, 2.61) in the first game of a three-game series in Chicago on Tuesday. ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb
