Giants top Braves 7‑2 behind Robbie Ray’s strong start
SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. (Interstat) — Robbie Ray pitched 6 1/3 innings of two-hit, shutout ball with eight strikeouts as the San Francisco Giants defeated the Atlanta Braves 7-2 on Tuesday night at Truist Park.
Jung Hoo Lee drove in two runs with a sacrifice fly and a solo home run, and Willy Adames and Rafael Devers each added a solo homer for San Francisco (30-43). The Giants scored one in the first, two in the second, two in the fifth, one in the eighth and one in the ninth.
Atlanta (46-26) scored both its runs in the first inning on Mauricio Dubón’s RBI single. Grant Holmes (4-3) took the loss, allowing four runs in four innings. Reynaldo López struck out one in two scoreless relief innings.
The game drew 31,266 fans and lasted 2 hours, 41 minutes. San Francisco continues its series in Atlanta on Wednesday.