SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. (Interstat) — Héctor Rodríguez hit a two-run homer in the sixth inning, and the Cincinnati Reds held on to beat the Atlanta Braves 7-6 on Thursday night at Truist Park. Connor Phillips earned the win in relief, while Emilio Pagán pitched a scoreless ninth for his 25th save. AJ Smith-Shawver took the loss. Rodríguez went 2 for 4 with two RBIs. Austin Riley and Matt Olson drove in runs for Atlanta, and Michael Harris II had three hits and an RBI. Tyler Mahle allowed five runs over five innings for the Braves. Dylan Dodd pitched two scoreless innings with three strikeouts. Cincinnati improved to 74-85. Atlanta, the National League East champion, dropped to 93-66. The Braves finished with 12 hits to Cincinnati’s seven but could not overcome the Reds’ late surge. The game took 2 hours, 40 minutes before an announced attendance of 40,165. Cincinnati will visit Toronto next, while Atlanta travels to Miami.