SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. (Interstat) — Dominic Smith hit a two-run homer in the fifth inning and the Atlanta Braves defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-3 on Saturday afternoon at Truist Park. Spencer Strider (4-1) earned the win after allowing three runs and five hits over five innings. Raisel Iglesias recorded his 13th save with a scoreless ninth.

Atlanta scored two runs in the first on a sacrifice fly by Ozzie Albies and an RBI double by Austin Riley. The Braves added a run in the third and three in the fifth, including Smith’s homer that scored Matt Olson. Pittsburgh scored two runs in the fourth on a double by Nick Gonzales and a double by Tyler Callihan. The Pirates added a run in the fifth on a sacrifice fly by Brandon Lowe.

Braxton Ashcraft (5-3) took the loss for Pittsburgh, which fell to 34-31. Atlanta improved to 44-21. Attendance was 40,276. The game lasted 2 hours, 35 minutes.