Braves rally past Pirates with grand slam in 9th

PITTSBURGH (Interstat) – The Atlanta Braves defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-5 on Thursday afternoon at PNC Park. Atlanta scored one run in the first, two in the third, three in the fourth and four in the ninth. Pittsburgh answered with two runs in the third, two in the fourth and one in the sixth.

Mike Yastrzemski hit a grand slam in the top of the ninth to break a 5-5 tie. Ozzie Albies doubled and scored in the third. Jim Jarvis homered in the fourth. Jake Mangum led Pittsburgh with four hits, a home run and three RBIs.

Dylan Dodd earned the win, improving to 2-0. Mitch Keller took the loss, falling to 6-7, after allowing three earned runs in three innings. Attendance was 20,895, and the game lasted 3 hours, 7 minutes. Atlanta improved to 54-38, while Pittsburgh fell to 47-47.