SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. (Interstat) — Luis Arraez homered and drove in four runs, leading the San Francisco Giants to a 7-5 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday night at Truist Park.

Arraez went 2 for 4 with a three-run home run in the second inning and a two-run single in the ninth, capping a four-run inning that gave the Giants a 7-2 lead. The Braves answered with three runs in the bottom of the ninth, but Tristan Beck struck out Austin Riley to end the game and record his first save of the season.

Carson Whisenhunt earned the win, allowing two runs on six hits over five innings while striking out two. The left-hander improved to 1-0. JR Ritchie took the loss, surrendering five runs on five hits in five innings with four strikeouts, falling to 1-2.

The Giants opened the scoring in the first inning on an RBI double by Rafael Devers, scoring Arraez who had walked and stolen second. San Francisco broke the game open in the second. Willy Adames led off with a solo home run, his 13th of the season. After a single by Casey Schmitt and a walk to Eric Haase, Arraez homered to right field, his third of the year, scoring Haase. Bryce Eldridge followed with a solo homer, his sixth, making it 5-0.

Atlanta scratched back in the sixth. Matt Olson, Ozzie Albies and Austin Riley strung together three consecutive singles, with Riley driving in Olson. A sacrifice fly by Dominic Smith brought home Albies, cutting the deficit to 5-2.

San Francisco added crucial insurance in the ninth. Schmitt singled, Drew Gilbert was hit by a pitch, and Haase sacrificed both runners into scoring position. Arraez then lined a single to left, scoring both runners to extend the lead to 7-2.

The Braves mounted a rally in their half of the ninth. Jair Camargo doubled, and Mauricio Dubón homered to left-center, his seventh of the year, scoring Camargo and making it 7-4. Drake Baldwin singled, and Matt Olson singled to put runners at the corners. Ozzie Albies grounded out, allowing Olson to advance to third and scoring Baldwin on the play to pull Atlanta within 7-5. But Beck induced Riley to strike out swinging to end the game.

Whisenhunt was supported by a bullpen that combined for four innings of three-run ball. Ryan Walker pitched a scoreless seventh with two strikeouts, Sam Hentges worked a clean eighth, and Beck got the final two outs for the save. Atlanta’s Carlos Carrasco tossed four innings of relief, allowing two runs on four hits with two strikeouts, but took no decision.

Devers finished 2 for 3 with a double and an RBI for San Francisco. Dubón had a two-run homer for Atlanta, going 1 for 4. The Braves outhit the Giants 12-9 but left eight runners on base.

The game drew an announced attendance of 35,449 and lasted 2 hours, 51 minutes.

San Francisco improved to 31-43, while Atlanta dropped to 46-27. The Giants have won consecutive games after taking Tuesday’s series opener 7-2.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Atlanta 5, San Francisco 4, and Interstat’s ELO system gave Atlanta a 63.70 percent probability of winning. Atlanta was a pregame favorite with a spread of minus 1.5 runs. The combined 12 runs went under the over-under line of 9.