San Francisco Giants rally in sixth inning, top Atlanta Braves

SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. (Interstat) — Anthony Molina pitched five innings and earned the win as the San Francisco Giants defeated the Atlanta Braves 7-3 on Monday at Truist Park.

Rafael Devers homered in the first inning for a 1-0 lead. Drake Baldwin tied it in the bottom half on Matt Olson’s groundout, and Michael Harris II homered in the second to put Atlanta up 2-1. Jonah Cox’s bunt single in the fifth tied it, but Baldwin’s single made it 3-2.

The Giants took control in the sixth. Osleivis Basabe homered to tie it, Turner Hill doubled in two runs, and Bryce Eldridge singled in Hill for a 6-3 lead. Cox homered in the ninth.

Molina (3-0) allowed three runs on six hits with six strikeouts. Reiver Sanmartin, Jason Foley and Dylan Smith combined for scoreless relief. Bryce Elder (8-9) took the loss. Cox finished 2-for-5 with two RBIs. Harris had two hits for Atlanta.

San Francisco improved to 58-82. Atlanta fell to 84-57. Attendance was 29,349, and the game lasted 2 hours, 24 minutes.