Arraez powers Giants past Braves 7‑5

SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. (Interstat) — Luis Arraez homered and drove in four runs as the San Francisco Giants defeated the Atlanta Braves 7-5 on Wednesday at Truist Park.

Arraez doubled in a run in the first inning, then hit a two-run homer in the second. He added a two-run single in the ninth. Rafael Devers also had a run-scoring double for San Francisco, which improved to 31-43.

Carson Whisenhunt picked up the win, allowing two earned runs on six hits over five innings with two strikeouts. Tristan Beck earned the save with two-thirds of a scoreless inning.

Mauricio Dubón hit a two-run homer for Atlanta in the ninth, and Austin Riley drove in a run. The Braves, now 46-27, scored twice in the sixth and three times in the ninth but fell short.

JR Ritchie took the loss, surrendering five runs on five hits in five innings while striking out four. Atlanta managed 12 hits but left runners on base. San Francisco had nine hits.

The game lasted 2 hours, 51 minutes in front of 35,449 fans.