Athletics Snap Skid, Top Braves Behind Civale’s Strong Start
SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. (Interstat) — Aaron Civale pitched five effective innings and the Athletics defeated the Atlanta Braves 5-2 on Tuesday night to halt a four-game losing streak.
Civale allowed two runs on four hits to earn the win. Oakland’s offense broke open a 1-1 game with a three-run second inning, highlighted by Jacob Wilson’s two-run double. Andy Ibáñez added two RBIs for the Athletics, who finished with eight hits.
Drake Baldwin homered for Atlanta, which managed just six hits. Braves starter José Suarez took the loss after surrendering five runs in four-plus innings. Mark Leiter Jr. worked the ninth for his first save.
The announced attendance at Truist Park was 30,799. The game took 2 hours, 30 minutes.