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Braves Ride Sale and Eighth-Inning Burst to Beat Mariners in Series Opener

Seattle’s road slide deepened with a fourth straight defeat.

Overview

  • Atlanta broke a 1-1 tie with three runs in the eighth, capped by Matt Olson’s go-ahead single, an Ozzie Albies triple and a Drake Baldwin RBI single.
  • Chris Sale dominated with 6 2/3 innings of one-run ball, striking out nine without a walk on four hits.
  • Jurickson Profar returned from the paternity list, led off the eighth with a double, collected two hits and made notable plays in left field.
  • Tyler Kinley handled the eighth and Raisel Iglesias worked a perfect ninth for his 24th save.
  • Seattle has dropped four straight and six of seven on its trip, with Atlanta native Harry Ford debuting as a seventh-inning pinch hitter.