SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. (Interstat) — The Atlanta Braves used a three-run seventh inning to break open a one-run game and defeat the Texas Rangers 8-5 on Sunday afternoon at Truist Park.

Attendance was 29,856 and the game lasted 2 hours, 48 minutes.

The Braves took an early lead with single runs in each of the first four innings. Drake Baldwin scored on a sacrifice fly by Michael Harris II in the first, then Austin Riley led off the second with a solo home run, his 11th of the season. Baldwin added a solo homer in the third, his 17th, and Riley connected again in the fourth, a line drive to center for his 12th, giving Atlanta a 4-0 advantage.

Texas broke through in the fifth. Nicky Lopez singled and Joc Pederson followed with a single. Wyatt Langford doubled, scoring Lopez, and Josh Jung’s sacrifice fly brought home Pederson. After a walk to Brandon Nimmo, Jake Burger singled to drive in Langford, cutting the deficit to 4-3.

The Rangers threatened in the sixth, putting runners at second and third with two outs, but Langford popped out to first base to end the inning.

Atlanta answered in the seventh. Matt Olson led off with a double to center. After Michael Harris II popped out, Mauricio Dubón reached on a fielder’s choice and Eli White, pinch-running for Dominic Smith, reached on another fielder’s choice, loading the bases. Austin Riley then lined a two-run single to center, scoring Olson and Dubón. Brewer Hicklen doubled to center, scoring White and chasing Riley, who was thrown out at the plate on the play, giving the Braves a 7-3 lead.

Texas got one back in the eighth. Cam Cauley walked, moved to second on a groundout, and scored on a double by Kyle Higashioka. But Atlanta answered in the bottom half when Baldwin led off with his second homer of the game, a solo shot to center, his 18th, making it 8-4.

Langford led off the ninth with a solo homer to left, his 10th, but the Rangers could not mount a further rally.

Grant Holmes earned the win, improving to 6-4. Nathan Eovaldi took the loss, falling to 9-8. Holmes allowed four runs on eight hits over five innings, striking out three and walking two. Eovaldi gave up four runs on six hits in four-plus innings, walking two and striking out four.

Langford finished 3 for 5 with a home run and two RBIs. Lopez went 3 for 4 and Burger 2 for 5 with an RBI for Texas. For Atlanta, Baldwin was 3 for 4 with two homers and three RBIs. Riley homered twice and drove in three.

The series win gives Atlanta a 57-41 record, while Texas falls to 50-49. The Braves have won two of the three games in the series.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Texas 5, Atlanta 4. Interstat’s ELO system gave Atlanta a 58.00 percent probability to win. Texas was installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus 1.5. The total of 13 runs went under the over/under line of 9.