Pittsburgh PiratesvsAtlanta Braves
PIT 3/ATL 6
Things to say
Atlanta beat Pittsburgh 6-3 at Truist Park.
01
opener
Braves took care of business at home, 6-3 over the Pirates. Atlanta keeps rolling, they're 44-21 now. Pittsburgh hung around but never really got into their stuff.
02
key player
The heart of the Braves order did the damage again, that lineup is just relentless top to bottom right now.
03
hot take
Pirates manager went to the pen way too early, you could see the game flip the second the starter came out.
04
deep cut
Pittsburgh's at 34-31, which sounds fine until you remember half those wins came against the bottom of the Central.
05
exit
Anyway, Atlanta's looking like a problem heading into the second half, curious who they draw next.
The recap
Braves took care of business at Truist, knocking off the Pirates 6-3 to push their record to 44-21 and keep their stranglehold on the division. Atlanta jumped on Pittsburgh early and the heart of the order did the heavy lifting, while the bullpen slammed the door late instead of letting this one get squirrelly.
Pittsburgh hung around at 3 but never really got into the starter's stuff, and a getaway-day vibe settled in by the seventh. Braves keep rolling, Pirates head back north at 34-31.