SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. (Interstat) — Martín Pérez pitched six strong innings and Mike Yastrzemski homered as the Atlanta Braves defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 on Friday at Truist Park before a crowd of 40,107.

Pérez (6-3) allowed one earned run on six hits with five strikeouts over six innings. Raisel Iglesias earned his 15th save despite surrendering two hits and one run in the ninth. Jacob Misiorowski (8-3) took the loss, yielding two earned runs on five hits with seven strikeouts in six innings.

Milwaukee struck first in the third on Brice Turang’s RBI single. Atlanta tied it in the sixth on Mauricio Dubón’s two-run single. Yastrzemski gave the Braves the lead in the seventh with a solo homer. The Brewers pulled within a run in the ninth on Turang’s second RBI single, but Christian Yelich was thrown out at home on a close play upheld after review, ending the game.

The Brewers outhit the Braves 11-7. The game lasted 2 hours, 29 minutes. Atlanta improved to 47-27, while Milwaukee fell to 45-28.