ATLANTA (Interstat) -- Grant Holmes pitched six scoreless innings, Austin Riley hit a three-run homer and the Atlanta Braves defeated the Boston Red Sox 8-1 on Sunday at Truist Park to win another series.

The first-place Braves took two of three from Boston, improving to 32-15. They have won 13 of 15 series this season. The Red Sox fell to 19-27.

Atlanta jumped ahead 3-0 in the first on Riley’s homer, his seventh, scoring Ozzie Albies and Michael Harris II. The Braves added two more in the second off Brayan Bello (2-5) on a bases-loaded walk to Drake Baldwin and a groundout by Matt Olson. Mike Yastrzemski, who homered earlier, also scored.

Holmes (3-1) allowed five hits and struck out four. The Braves added single runs in the fourth on a Dominic Smith RBI single, in the fifth and in the eighth on a sacrifice fly by Baldwin. Boston’s only run came in the ninth on Nick Sogard’s RBI double.

Reynaldo López pitched two scoreless innings in relief, and Ryan Watson struck out four over three innings for Boston.

The game drew 37,800 fans and lasted 2 hours, 29 minutes.