The Atlanta Braves defeated the San Francisco Giants by 4-3 in 10 innings on Tuesday night in the second meeting of a four game set at San Francisco, CA. It was the Braves’ second straight extra-inning win over the Giants.
Ramon Laureano got the Braves on the board with a solo home run in the top of the second. Jorge Soler also contributed an RBI double in that inning. The Giants scored a run in the bottom of the second on a groundout from Patrick Bailey. Travis d’Arnaud hit a solo homer for the Braves in the third.
Tyler Fitzgerald hit a home run to start the bottom of the third for the Giants, who tied the game when LaMonte Wade Jr scored on a wild pitch by Atlanta pitcher Pierce Johnson in the eighth. D’Arnaud had an RBI single that put the Braves ahead by 4-3 in the top of the 10th.
Dylan Lee was credited with the win for Atlanta, and Raisel Iglelsias picked up the save. Starting pitcher Charlie Morton reached a milestone in Tuesday night’s game with his 2,000th career strikeout during the sixth inning. Randy Rodriguez was charged with the loss for San Francisco.
The Braves and the Giants will meet again tonight at San Francisco’s Oracle Park. First pitch is scheduled for 9:45 pm Eastern. Stay up late and listen to play-by-play coverage from the Atlanta Braves Radio Network locally on the airwaves of WLAQ 1410 AM/96.9 FM; airtime is 8:30 pm.