Albies powers Braves past Blue Jays 7‑3
SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. (Interstat) — Ozzie Albies homered and drove in three runs as the Atlanta Braves defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 7-3 on Wednesday at Truist Park. Attendance was 37,178, and the game lasted 2 hours, 21 minutes.
Atlanta improved to 42-20, while Toronto dropped to 29-33. Grant Holmes (4-2) earned the win, allowing two earned runs on five hits over six innings with four strikeouts. Patrick Corbin (2-2) took the loss, giving up four earned runs on six hits in five innings.
The Blue Jays took a 1-0 lead in the first on Nathan Lukes’ RBI groundout. They added a run in the third on a Vladimir Guerrero Jr. sacrifice fly. Toronto’s final run came in the ninth on Lukes’ solo homer.
Atlanta answered in the second when Ha-Seong Kim’s single plated Eli White. In the third, Mauricio Dubón hit a three-run homer to put the Braves ahead 4-2. Albies added a three-run shot in the seventh. He finished 2-for-4 with a homer and three RBIs. Dubón went 1-for-4 with a homer and three RBIs. Lukes had two hits for Toronto.