SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. (Interstat) — The Atlanta Braves scored three runs in the seventh inning to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 on Sunday afternoon at Truist Park.

Pittsburgh struck first with a run in the opening inning and added another in the third on a Spencer Horwitz solo home run. The Pirates held a 2-0 lead into the bottom of the seventh.

Atlanta’s Michael Harris II delivered the decisive blow, doubling to right field to drive in Dominic Smith, Mike Yastrzemski and Jorge Mateo. The three-run hit erased Pittsburgh’s lead and handed the Braves the victory.

Bryce Elder started for Atlanta and tossed six innings, allowing two earned runs on two hits while striking out four. Reynaldo López (3-1) earned the win with 1⅓ scoreless innings. Didier Fuentes recorded his first save with a perfect ninth, striking out two.

Bubba Chandler (2-7) took the loss despite a strong outing, striking out seven over 5⅓ innings while allowing only one hit.

The Braves improved to 45-21, while the Pirates fell to 34-32. Attendance was 37,697. The game lasted 2 hours, 33 minutes.