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08/20 15:49 CDT Grant Holmes takes no-hitter into 7th and Riley has 2 RBIs as
the Braves top the White Sox 2-0
Grant Holmes takes no-hitter into 7th and Riley has 2 RBIs as the Braves top
the White Sox 2-0
By MATT CARLSON
Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) --- Grant Holmes took a no-hitter into the seventh inning, Austin
Riley doubled and singled to drive in Atlanta's runs, and the Braves topped the
Chicago White Sox 2-0 on Thursday to end a three-game slide.
Holmes didn't allow a hit until Andrew Benintendi lined a single to left with
no outs in the seventh in the matchup between division leaders. The
right-hander was relieved by Didier Fuentes after the hit, which followed a
leadoff walk to Miguel Vargas.
The 30-year-old Holmes (8-5) walked three and struck out three in a six-plus
inning, 94-pitch outing. Fuentes closed out the seventh by striking out the
side and stranding two runners. Dylan Lee followed with a perfect eighth and
Raisel Iglesias tossed a 1-2-3 ninth for his 26th save to complete a one-hitter.
Atlanta's Mauricio Dubn had three hits and scored a run.
White Sox starter Anthony Kay (9-6) yielded two runs on five hits in six-plus
innings, walking one and striking out six. Chicago has dropped three of four.
Holmes retired 18 of the first 20 White Sox batters. Colson Montgomery walked
with two outs in the second and Drew Romo walked with one out in the fifth for
Chicago's first two baserunners.
The Braves jumped ahead 1-0 in the third on Riley's RBI double, lined into the
left-field corner.
Atlanta upped it to 2-0 in the seventh. Michael Harris II led off with a double
to chase Kay. He scored on Riley's single off Huascar Brazoban.
Holmes has never pitched a complete game in the majors. His longest effort was
7 2/3 innings on April 14, 2025, in an 8-4 win over Toronto. He spent 10 years
in the minors before making his major league debut on June 16, 2024, with the
Braves.
Up next
Braves: LHP Chris Sale (12-8, 2.16 ERA) faces Brewers RHP Jacob Misiorowski
(12-5, 1.57) on Friday in Milwaukee.
White Sox: RHP Sean Burke (7-6, 3.15) takes the mound against Mets LHP Sean
Manaea (4-5, 4.22) on Friday in Chicago.
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