ATLANTA — Spencer Strider struck out 10 and allowed one hit in seven innings, three relievers completed and the Atlanta Braves beat the San Francisco Giants 4-0 on Friday night time for his or her third straight shutout.
It marked the primary time for the reason that last three video games of 2015 towards St. Louis that the Braves blanked an opponent in three straight video games. Atlanta has 5 shutouts in its final eight video games.
Matt Olson, Eddie Rosario, Austin Riley and Michael Harris II every drove in a run as the key league-leading Braves improved to 79-42. Harris, final season’s NL Rookie of the Year, went 4 for five with a double and a triple, elevating his common eight factors to .291.
Strider (14-4), a first-time All-Star and final season’s Rookie of the Year runner-up, broke a tie with three different starters to take the key league lead in victories. He was coming off a 6-0 victory wherein gave up three hits in seven innings on the New York Mets final Saturday.
Strider additionally added to his MLB-leading strikeout whole of 227, which is 40 greater than the second-place Kevin Gausman of Toronto. Routinely touching 98 and 99 mph together with his four-seam fastball, Strider retired his first 9 batters with six strikeouts earlier than strolling LaMonte Wade Jr. to start the fourth. Wilmer Flores received the primary hit with a single two batters later.
San Francisco, which managed simply two hits after going 5 for 44 with runners in scoring place throughout a six-game homestand that ended Wednesday, started the night time 1 1/2 video games up for an NL wild-card nevertheless it has gained simply 10 of 27. The Giants have dropped 11 of 12 on the highway.
PHOTOS: Strider strikes out 10 in 7 innings, Braves beat Giants 4-0 for third straight shutout
Alex Cobb (6-5) started the sport 2-0 with a 1.29 ERA in three profession begins towards the Braves earlier than he allowed 4 runs and eight hits in 5 2/3 innings. Cobb has a 7.59 ERA in 4 begins this month.
Harris’ single made it 4-0 within the sixth. The Braves went up 3-0 within the second when Harris tripled with two outs and scored on Riley’s double. Atlanta took a 2-0 lead within the first on Olson’s fielder’s selection grounder and Rosario’s single.
Braves relievers Joe Jiménez, A.J. Minter and nearer Raisel Iglesias, pitching in a non-save scenario, restricted San Francisco to 2 baserunners. Iglesias confronted the minimal within the ninth.
Braves designated hitter Marcell Ozuna singled within the first to increase his hitting streak to fifteen video games.
QUICK CHANGE
Atlanta RF Ronald Acuña Jr. needed to swap gloves earlier than the highest of the ninth. Umpires convened on the infield after which spoke with supervisor Brian Snitker earlier than Acuña needed to change his glove.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Giants: INF Mark Mathias had his task to the minors reversed and was positioned on the key league 10-day injured checklist due to a strained proper shoulder. Mathias informed the staff he was hurting when he reported to Triple-A.
Braves: 2B Ozzie Albies, sidelined the final three video games by a a strained left hamstring, did some operating on the sector earlier than the sport. “Hopefully, making progress, that’s the big thing,” supervisor Brian Snitker stated. “I know he’s going to be very diligent in his treatments and all that.” … RHP Nick Anderson, on the IL since July 8 with a shoulder pressure, has began throwing and sounded higher than what Snitker anticipated. The staff hopes he can return subsequent month.
SPORTING THE LOOK
Giants left fielder Joc Pederson wore a pearl necklace for the primary time this season. Pederson turned famend for sporting pearls after arriving in Atlanta from a commerce with the Chicago Cubs in 2021, the yr he helped the Braves win the World Series. He went 0 for 4.
SITTING IT OUT
San Francisco supervisor Gabe Kapler missed the sport to serve a one-game suspension for returning to the dugout space after he was ejected in Tuesday in a house victory over Tampa Bay. Bench coach Kai Correa and pitching coach Andrew Bailey mixed to function interim supervisor.
UP NEXT
Giants RHP Logan Webb (9-9, 3.26 ERA) was set to face RHP Yonny Chirinos (5-5, 5.22) on Saturday.
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