SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. (Interstat) — The Atlanta Braves beat the Texas Rangers 8-5 on Sunday afternoon at Truist Park, taking two of three in the series.

Atlanta scored single runs in each of the first four innings, building a 4-0 lead. Texas answered with three runs in the fifth, trimming the deficit to 4-3. A sacrifice fly by Josh Jung and a run-scoring single by Jake Burger keyed the rally.

The Braves broke the game open in the seventh. Austin Riley’s two-run single and Brewer Hicklen’s RBI double made it 7-3. Texas got one back in the eighth on Kyle Higashioka’s RBI double, but Atlanta answered with a run in the bottom half.

Wyatt Langford went 3-for-5 with a home run and two RBIs for Texas. Nicky Lopez added three hits, and Joc Pederson had two. For Atlanta, Riley drove in two.

Grant Holmes (6-4) earned the win with relief help. Nathan Eovaldi (9-8) took the loss, allowing four runs in five innings. The attendance was 29,856, and the game lasted 2:48.

Texas dropped to 50-49, while Atlanta improved to 57-41.