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06/05 20:54 CDT Mauricio Dubn homers again, Braves beat the Pirates 6-3
Mauricio Dubn homers again, Braves beat the Pirates 6-3
By BILL TROCCHI
Associated Press
ATLANTA (AP) --- Mauricio Dubn homered for the third straight game and the
Atlanta Braves opened another home series with a victory, beating the
Pittsburgh Pirates 6-3 on Friday night.
Dubn was 2 for 4 with three RBIs and two runs. It is the first time in his
eight-year career he has homered in three consecutive games.
Ronald Acua Jr. was 2 for 4 with a walk and an RBI and Matt Olson had two hits
and a run.
Martn Prez (4-3) went five innings and gave up three runs before giving way
to the bullpen, which blanked MLB's fourth-highest scoring offense in the final
four innings. Raisel Iglesias got his 12th save and lowered his ERA to 0.92
after pitching the ninth inning.
The Braves have won the opening game of a home series nine times in 10 tries
this season.
Dubn's two-run, 405-foot homer to left field tied it at 3 in the third inning,
and his double gave the Braves a 4-3 lead in the fifth. He later scored on an
RBI double by Austin Riley.
Mitch Keller (5-3) took the loss for the Pirates, giving up six runs on seven
hits in 4 2/3 innings. He has given up 13 runs in his last two starts.
Pittsburgh saw its 11-game homer streak end.
Marcell Ozuna, who played for the Braves from 2020-25, was 2 for 4 with an RBI
and received a strong ovation before his first at-bat in his first game since
departing Atlanta. Nick Gonzalez and Henry Davis also had RBIs.
Up next
Braves RHP Spencer Strider (3-1, 3.77 ERA) was scheduled to start Saturday
against Pirates RHP Braxton Ashcraft (5-2, 2.77).
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