Giants edge Braves 3‑2 behind strong start from Ray
SAN FRANCISCO (Interstat) — Robbie Ray pitched eight innings of four-hit shutout ball, leading the San Francisco Giants to a 3-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Sunday evening at Oracle Park.
Ray struck out two and improved to 7-6 as the Giants snapped a two-game losing streak. Caleb Kilian earned his sixth save despite allowing two hits and one earned run in the ninth.
San Francisco trailed 2-0 before scoring twice in the sixth on run-scoring singles by Rafael Devers and Jung Hoo Lee, both aided by Braves errors. The Giants added a sacrifice fly from Luis Arraez in the seventh for a 3-2 lead.
Atlanta answered with a sacrifice fly from Michael Harris II in the eighth and a groundout by Austin Riley in the ninth, but could not tie the game. Chris Sale took the loss, falling to 8-6.
The Braves, who outhit Atlanta 10-6, fell to 49-33. San Francisco improved to 35-48. Attendance was 33,138. Time of game was 2:23.