ATLANTA (AP) Rookie Drake Baldwin drove in six runs, Ronald Acuña Jr. scored thrice and the Atlanta Braves beat San Francisco 9-5 on Monday night time, handing the Giants their season-high sixth straight loss.
Baldwin was 3 for five and scored 2 runs from the DH slot. Acuña had a double and three walks.
Willy Adames was 4 for five with a house run, two doubles and two RBIs for the Giants.
The Braves took a 5-1 lead within the first inning because of a wild begin from Giants starter Hayden Birdsong (4-4), who didn’t file an out. He walked the primary three batters earlier than Baldwin cleared the bases with a three-run double. Birdsong then walked Ozzie Albies and hit Sean Murphy earlier than he was eliminated. Birdsong additionally had a wild pitch to Matt Olson and almost hit Acuña earlier within the inning.
Matt Gage got here on and struck out two earlier than giving up a two-run single to Nick Allen.
Bryce Elder (4-6) allowed 11 base runners on eight hits and three walks, however gave up simply three runs in 5 innings. He stranded seven runners and picked up his second straight win.
Aaron Bummer, Rafael Montero and Enyel De Los Santos coated the ultimate 4 innings, permitting two runs.
Acuña turned in one other jaw-dropping play, this time on the basepaths. On what gave the impression to be a routine single to heart subject by Baldwin within the fourth inning, Acuña scored from first after working by a cease signal at third base and diving in simply forward of the throw from Adames at shortstop.
Key second
After Baldwin gave the Braves a 3-1 lead within the first, Allen’s two-run single wrapped up the five-run first inning and put Atlanta firmly in management.
Key stat
Birdsong threw simply 6 of his 25 pitches for strikes within the first inning and now has 17 walks in his final 13 innings. It’s the first time in 37 profession appearances he didn’t recorded an out.
Up subsequent
Braves RHP Davis Daniel (0-0, 1.80) faces Giants RHP Landen Roupp (4-4, 3.27) on Tuesday.
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