Braves edge Rockies in 10 innings on Olson’s RBI single
SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. (Interstat) — Matt Olson’s RBI single in the 10th inning scored Drake Baldwin and lifted the Atlanta Braves to a 3-2 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Sunday afternoon, Aug. 30, at Truist Park. The game, played in the afternoon and ending in the evening, lasted 2:43. Attendance was 31,776.
Atlanta took a 2-0 lead in the third on Sean Murphy’s solo homer and Ronald Acuña Jr.’s RBI single. Jake McCarthy halved the deficit with a solo homer in the sixth, and Connor Norby tied it with an RBI single in the eighth. Olson’s walk-off single completed a three-game sweep for the Braves, who outhit Colorado 10-7.
Tyler Mahle earned the top performance for Atlanta, allowing one run on five hits with nine strikeouts in 6.2 innings. Mason Adams allowed two runs over five innings with five strikeouts for Colorado. Victor Mederos earned the win with a scoreless 10th. Ryan Feltner took the loss. The Braves improved to 84-56, while the Rockies fell to 54-85.