A late swing changed the game as the Atlanta Braves defeated the Houston Astros, with Ronald Acuña providing the breakthrough in the seventh.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| HOU | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Acuña carried Atlanta’s offense with a grand slam that erased Houston’s advantage and put the Braves in front. Mike Yastrzemski added a home run in the eighth to extend the lead.
Houston had built its advantage through Isaac Paredes, who homered in the first and brought Jeremy Peña home with a single in the third. Matt Olson’s single brought Drake Baldwin across in the sixth, but Acuña’s grand slam, which scored Mike Yastrzemski, Austin Riley and Sean Murphy, was the go-ahead play.
Grant Holmes kept Atlanta close through his start, while Victor Mederos and Raisel Iglesias followed with scoreless relief. Houston’s offense answered with Yainer Diaz’s double, which brought Paredes home in the eighth, but the Braves bullpen protected the lead.
Atlanta extended its winning streak, while Houston’s late-swing loss extended its losing streak.
Atlanta Braves defeated Houston Astros, 6-3.
- Ronald Acuna went 2-for-3 with 1 home run, 4 RBIs and 1 run scored (batting .259 on the season).
- Isaac Paredes went 2-for-3 with 1 home run, 2 RBIs and 2 runs scored (batting .261 on the season).
- Mike Yastrzemski went 2-for-4 with 1 home run, 1 RBI and 2 runs scored (batting .228 on the season).
- Grant Holmes allowed 2 runs on 8 hits over 6.0 innings, striking out 4, to earn the win (10-5) (3.47 ERA).
- Raisel Iglesias allowed 0 runs on 0 hits over 1.0 inning, striking out 1, and closed it out for the save (34) (2.64 ERA).
- AJ Blubaugh allowed 3 runs on 2 hits over 0.1 innings, and took the loss (5-3) (3.70 ERA).
Houston Astros fell to 77-78 (2 straight losses); Atlanta Braves improved to 91-64 (2 straight wins).