The Braves led all night, but the margin stayed close enough to keep Pittsburgh in it. Then the ninth inning arrived, and Atlanta ended the conversation. Mike Yastrzemski's 403-foot home run to right — with Matt Olson, Drake Baldwin, and Dominic Smith all on base — produced four runs and turned a one-run game into a 10-5 final.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 1 |
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
Yastrzemski finished 1-for-3 with two walks, two runs scored, and 4 RBI. James Jarvis also contributed, going 3-for-5 with a home run and 2 RBI. Matt Olson opened the scoring with a 404-foot solo shot to right in the first inning — the go-ahead run that Atlanta never surrendered — and scored twice on the night. Ozzie Albies drove in a run with a double in the third, and Drake Baldwin added an RBI single in the fourth.
Pittsburgh answered with home runs of its own. Bryan Reynolds hit a solo shot to right in the third, and Esmerlyn Valdez followed with a 394-foot homer to left. Jake Mangum provided the Pirates' best offensive effort, going 4-for-5 with a home run and 3 RBI. His two-run homer in the fourth pulled Pittsburgh to 6-4, and his RBI double in the sixth brought the Pirates within one at 6-5. For a stretch, it looked like a game. Then the ninth settled it.
Mitch Keller lasted just 3.0 innings for Pittsburgh, allowing 3 runs on 4 hits with 3 strikeouts and 2 walks on 72 pitches. He fell to 6-7 with a 5.14 ERA. Atlanta starter Bryce Elder went 4.0 innings, allowing 4 runs — 3 earned — on 5 hits. The win went to Dylan Dodd, who worked a scoreless inning in relief to improve to 2-0 with a 2.08 ERA. Pittsburgh's bullpen covered 6.0 innings but allowed 7 runs.
Atlanta extended its winning streak to two games and improved to 54-38. Pittsburgh fell to 47-47, dropping its second straight. Keller, now with 48 career wins, is two away from reaching 50.