Olson homers, drives in 2 as Braves win fifth straight with a 3-game sweep of Twins

ATLANTA (AP) – Matt Olson homered late and doubled in an early run and the Atlanta Braves received their fifth straight sport, beating the Minnesota Twins 3-0 Wednesday for a sequence sweep.

Atlanta has received 21 of 25 to enhance to a National League-leading 53-27. Kolby Allard, Kirby Yates, A.J. Minter, Joe Jiménez and Raisel Iglesias mixed on the four-hitter with 14 strikeouts.

Olson’s twenty sixth homer, which leads the NL, got here off Jordan Balazovic within the eighth and made it 3-0.

The Braves took a 1-0 lead within the first when Ronald Acuña Jr. walked, stole second base, superior on a wild pitch and scored on Olson’s double. Atlanta leads the majors with 76 first-inning runs.

Atlanta went up 2-0 within the third on Ozzie Albies’ sacrifice fly.

The Twins couldn’t capitalize on their scoring alternatives and completed 0 for 8 with runners in scoring place – and 0 for 23 within the three-game sequence.

Byron Buxton snapped a 0-for-17 streak with a double within the fourth however after advancing on a flyout he was tagged out at house attempting to attain on Kyle Farmer’s grounder to 3rd. Donovan Solano struck out in opposition to Yates (3-0) with runners on first and second to finish the fifth. Christian Vazquez lined right into a double play to finish the seventh.

Allard made a spot begin in his season debut, final pitching within the majors on Oct. 2, 2022, with Texas. A primary-round newbie draft decide by Atlanta in 2015, Allard was reacquired in November. He started the sport with a profession 9-23 document and a 6.07 ERA in 65 video games, together with 35 begins, however pitched effectively.

The lefty allowed three hits in 4 2/3 scoreless innings, strolling none and putting out eight, one off his profession excessive.

The Braves lead the majors with 147 homers, 21 greater than the Los Angeles Dodgers, the No. 2 staff. They have 55 lengthy balls in June, one off the franchise mark set in June 2019.

Kenta Maeda (1-5) allowed two runs and 5 hits in 5 innings. He was coming off his first win of the season final Friday at Detroit, the place he threw 5 scoreless innings. Maeda missed all of May and most of June because of the aftereffects of Tommy John surgical procedure, which sidelined him all of final season.

Iglesias earned his thirteenth save in 15 possibilities, going through the minimal batters within the ninth with two strikeouts.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Twins supervisor Rocco Baldelli stated RHP Brock Stewart, on the injured record with elbow tendinitis, was checked out by a staff physician in Minneapolis and nothing worse was discovered. … With an off day Thursday, SS Carlos Correa received the time without work. The struggling two-time All-Star has been coping with plantar fasciitis.

UP NEXT

Both groups are off Thursday. The Braves have but to announce a starter for Friday, after they open a three-game sequence in opposition to Miami, however RHP Michael Soroka (0-1, 8.38 ERA) is a candidate to get referred to as up from Triple-A Gwinnett. Minnesota will begin LHP Pablo López (3-5, 4.41) when it begins a three-game set Friday at Baltimore.

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