Pittsburgh Pirates at Atlanta Braves

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Pittsburgh Pirates

34-32, 16-17 Away

Final
2 - 3

Atlanta Braves

45-21, 22-11 Home

Pinch-hitter Michael Harris II delivers 3-run double to rally Braves past Pirates 3-2 for sweep

Reynaldo López (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.

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Scoring Summary

	9th Inning	Rodríguez struck out swinging.
	9th Inning	Mangum stole second.
	9th Inning	Triolo popped out to second.
	9th Inning	Mangum reached on infield single to second, Cruz to third.
	9th Inning	Callihan struck out swinging.
	9th Inning	Cruz ran for Lowe

Statistics

PIT		ATL
1	Games Played	1
1	Team Games Played	1
0	Hit By Pitch	0
12	Ground Balls	4
8	Strikeouts	10
1	Runs Batted In	3
0	Sacrifice Hit	0
5	Hits	3
1	Stolen Bases	0
4	Walks	4
0	Catcher Interference	0
2	Runs	3
1	Ground Into Double Play	0
0	Sacrifice Flies	0
32	At Bats	28
1	Home Runs	0
0	Grand Slam Home Runs	0
15	Runners Left On Base	8
0	Triples	0
0	Game Winning RBIs	1
0	Intentional Walks	0
1	Doubles	2
12	Fly Balls	14
0	Caught Stealing	0
152	Pitches	139
0	Games Started	0
2	Pinch At Bats	1
2	Pinch Hits	1
0.0	Player Rating	0.0
1	Is Qualified	1
1	Is Qualified In Steals	0
9	Total Bases	5
36	Plate Appearances	32
162.0	Projected Home Runs	0.0
2	Extra Base Hits	2
2.1	Runs Created	0.8
.156	Batting Average	.107
1.000	Pinch Hit Average	1.000
.281	Slugging Percentage	.179
.281	Secondary Average	.214
.250	On Base Percentage	.219
.531	OBP Pct + SLG Pct	.397
1.0	Ground To Fly Ball Ratio	0.3
2.0	Runs Created Per 27 Outs	0.9
17.0	Batter Rating	19.0
32.0	At Bats Per Home Run	0.0
1.00	Stolen Base Percentage	0.00
4.22	Pitches Per Plate Appearance	4.34
.125	Isolated Power	.071
0.50	Walk To Strikeout Ratio	0.40
.111	Walks Per Plate Appearance	.125
.125	Secondary Average Minus Batting Average	.107
3.0	Runs Produced	6.0
0.5	Runs Ratio	1.0
0.4	Patience Ratio	0.3
0.2	Balls In Play Average	0.2
68.5	MLB Rating	65.3
0.0	Offensive Wins Above Replacement	0.0
0.0	Wins Above Replacement	0.0