The game turned in the eighth inning when Willson Contreras launched a two-run homer that erased Atlanta's lead and carried Boston to a 3-2 victory at Truist Park.
Payton Tolle earned the win with eight innings of steady work, allowing 2 runs on 4 hits while walking 1 and striking out 3. The right-hander carried a 2.64 ERA into the contest and improved to 2-2 on the season. Aroldis Chapman closed out the ninth for his 10th save despite walking two batters.
Drake Baldwin staked Atlanta to an early lead with a 421-foot homer to center in the first inning, then added an RBI single in the fifth that scored Jose Azocar. But Contreras homered to left center in the eighth, bringing home Wilyer Abreu to complete Boston's comeback.
Bryce Elder took the loss despite matching Tolle's eight-inning effort. The Atlanta starter allowed 3 runs on 7 hits with 3 strikeouts and no walks, falling to 4-2 with a 2.01 ERA. Baldwin finished 2-for-3 with 2 RBI for the Braves, while Contreras went 2-for-4 with his ninth homer of the season.
Boston snapped a two-game losing streak and improved to 18-26, while Atlanta fell to 31-14 despite entering as the NL East leaders. Contreras sits eight hits away from 1,000 career hits, and Elder is eight innings away from 500 career innings pitched.