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Braves hit 3 homers, including go-ahead shot by Harris, to support Sale in 5-2 win over Arizona

ATLANTA (AP) Michael Harris II hit a go-ahead homer in the fourth inning, left-hander Chris Sale gave Atlanta's rotation a boost in his first home start, and the Braves beat Arizona 5-2 on Sunday to cap a three-game sweep of the Diamondbacks.

The Braves hit three homers. Matt Olson led off the second with a solo shot and Austin Riley added a two-run blast in the eighth.

Sale (1-0), acquired from the Boston Red Sox in an offseason trade for Vaughn Grissom, allowed two runs on four hits with no walks in 5 1/3 innings. Atlanta relied on its bats and bullpen in comeback wins in the first two games of the series following poor starts by Spencer Strider and Max Fried.

Sale said the ovation from the sellout crowd of 40,693 when he left the field in the sixth was memorable.

“It's my first time pitching here ever and my first time pitching here for the Braves,” Sale said. “It was special. ... I felt the energy throughout the whole game.”

Sale retired Arizona's first 10 batters before giving up two runs in the fourth, when Christian Walker had a run-scoring single. A balk by Sale allowed Corbin Carroll, who singled for the Diamondbacks' first hit, to score from third base.

Arizona right-hander Ryne Nelson (0-2) allowed two homers, including the shot by Harris that gave Atlanta a 3-2 lead.

Nelson allowed three runs on five hits in five innings. He matched his career high with seven strikeouts.

Relievers Joe Jiménez, Tyler Matzek and Pierce Johnson combined for 3 2/3 scoreless innings. Johnson pitched the ninth for his second save, giving closer Raisel Iglesias a rest after pitching in the first two games of the series.

The bullpen allowed no runs in 12 1/3 innings in the three-game series.

“That's a pretty impressive body of work these last three days,” said manager Brian Snitker.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Diamondbacks: SS Geraldo Perdomo will have surgery on Monday to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee. Perdomo was placed on the 10-day injured list. "It’s definitely a blow to this team but we’ve got to find a way to overcome it,” said manager Torey Lovullo. The normal recovery time for the surgery is six to eight weeks. Perdomo was an All-Star in 2023 when he hit .246 with six homers and 16 stolen bases. IF Kevin Newman was recalled from Triple-A Reno and started at second base.

Braves: Strider was placed on the IL as expected after an MRI on Saturday revealed a sprained ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow. RHP Allan Winans was recalled from Triple-A Gwinnett. No decision on possible season-ending Tommy John surgery is expected before Strider is evaluated further by Dr. Keith Meister in Arlington, Texas, at a date to be determined.

UP NEXT

Diamondbacks: Arizona will open a three-game series at Colorado when RHP Zac Gallen (2-0, 0.82) is schedule to face Rockies LHP Kyle Freeland (0-2, 27.00) on Monday.

Braves: Former Atlanta right-hander Julio Teheran will make his New York debut when the Mets open a four-game series against Charlie Morton (1-0, 0.00) and the Braves on Monday night.

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	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Diamondbacks ARI4-6	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	1
Braves ATL6-2	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	X	5	7	0

Truist ParkAtlanta, GA

W: C. Sale (1-0)L: R. Nelson (0-2)S: P. Johnson (1)
HR: ATL - A. Riley (19), M. Olson (29), M. Harris (16)

ARIDiamondbacks

ATLBraves

.C. SaleChris Sale
P
5.1 IP, 2 ER, 6 SO, 96 P
.P. JohnsonPierce Johnson
P
1.0 IP, 15 P

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
K. Marte DH	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	.333	.375	.619	.994	-0.5
C. Carroll CF	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	.200	.333	.229	.562	1.5
L. Gurriel LF	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	.310	.383	.571	.954	2.0
C. Walker 1B	4	0	2	1	0	2	0	.238	.304	.476	.781	2.0
E. Suarez 3B	4	0	0	0	0	3	2	.316	.372	.447	.819	-1.5
R. Grichuk RF	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.286	.286	.286	.571	0.0
b- J. McCarthy PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333	.368	.444	.813	0.0
B. Alexander SS	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.286	.348	.429	.776	1.0
T. Barnhart C	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.333	.429	.333	.762	-0.5
a- G. Moreno PH-C	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.179	.303	.286	.589	1.0
K. Newman 2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0.0

HITTERS	AB
K. Marte DH	4
C. Carroll CF	4
L. Gurriel LF	4
C. Walker 1B	4
E. Suarez 3B	4
R. Grichuk RF	3
b- J. McCarthy PH	1
B. Alexander SS	3
T. Barnhart C	1
a- G. Moreno PH-C	0
K. Newman 2B	3

a-walked for Barnhart in the 8th
b-grounded out for Grichuk in the 9th

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
R. Acuna RF	4	0	0	0	0	2	2	.242	.324	.303	.627	-1.0
O. Albies 2B	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	.265	.324	.500	.824	2.5
A. Riley 3B	4	1	1	2	1	2	1	.257	.297	.514	.812	6.0
M. Olson 1B	4	1	1	1	1	1	0	.303	.378	.727	1.106	5.5
M. Ozuna DH	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	.314	.333	.714	1.048	1.5
M. Harris CF	3	1	1	1	1	0	1	.344	.400	.656	1.056	6.0
O. Arcia SS	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	.387	.424	.548	.973	0.5
J. Kelenic LF	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	.579	.619	.737	1.356	0.5
C. Tromp C	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0.5

HITTERS	AB
R. Acuna RF	4
O. Albies 2B	4
A. Riley 3B	4
M. Olson 1B	4
M. Ozuna DH	4
M. Harris CF	3
O. Arcia SS	3
J. Kelenic LF	3
C. Tromp C	2

SH - T. Barnhart
RBI - C. Walker (10)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - K. Marte

2B - O. Albies (2)
HR - A. Riley (2), M. Olson (3), M. Harris (2)
SF - C. Tromp
RBI - A. Riley 2 (8), M. Olson (8), M. Harris (5), C. Tromp
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - R. Acuna, A. Riley

E - B. Alexander (2)

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
R. Nelson (L, 0-2)	5.0	5	3	3	7	2	8.22	1.83	5.5
K. Nelson	1.2	0	0	0	2	0	0.00	0.47	6.0
M. Castro	1.1	2	2	2	1	1	6.23	1.15	0.5

PITCHERS	IP
R. Nelson (L, 0-2)	5.0
K. Nelson	1.2
M. Castro	1.1

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
C. Sale (W, 1-0)	5.1	4	2	2	0	6	3.38	1.03	20.0
J. Jimenez (H, 2)	1.2	0	0	0	0	2	2.08	0.69	6.0
T. Matzek (H, 1)	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00	1.20	2.0
P. Johnson (S, 1)	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	1.80	1.40	9.0

PITCHERS	IP
C. Sale (W, 1-0)	5.1
J. Jimenez (H, 2)	1.2
T. Matzek (H, 1)	1.0
P. Johnson (S, 1)	1.0

Pitches-Strikes - R. Nelson 98-64, K. Nelson 19-13, M. Castro 22-15
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - R. Nelson 6-4, K. Nelson 1-0, M. Castro 2-1
Batters Faced - R. Nelson 21, K. Nelson 5, M. Castro 6

Pitches-Strikes - C. Sale 96-69, J. Jimenez 21-16, T. Matzek 16-10, P. Johnson 15-11
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - C. Sale 10-1, J. Jimenez 2-1, T. Matzek 1-2, P. Johnson 1-1
Batters Faced - C. Sale 20, J. Jimenez 5, T. Matzek 4, P. Johnson 4

.C. SaleChris Sale
P
5.1 IP, 2 ER, 6 SO, 96 P
.P. JohnsonPierce Johnson
P
1.0 IP, 15 P

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Diamondbacks ARI4-6	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	1
Braves ATL6-2	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	X	5	7	0

Truist ParkAtlanta, GA

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
K. Marte DH	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	.333	.375	.619	.994	-0.5
C. Carroll CF	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	.200	.333	.229	.562	1.5
L. Gurriel LF	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	.310	.383	.571	.954	2.0
C. Walker 1B	4	0	2	1	0	2	0	.238	.304	.476	.781	2.0
E. Suarez 3B	4	0	0	0	0	3	2	.316	.372	.447	.819	-1.5
R. Grichuk RF	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.286	.286	.286	.571	0.0
b- J. McCarthy PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333	.368	.444	.813	0.0
B. Alexander SS	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.286	.348	.429	.776	1.0
T. Barnhart C	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.333	.429	.333	.762	-0.5
a- G. Moreno PH-C	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.179	.303	.286	.589	1.0
K. Newman 2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0.0
Total	31	2	5	1	1	8	9	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
K. Marte DH	4
C. Carroll CF	4
L. Gurriel LF	4
C. Walker 1B	4
E. Suarez 3B	4
R. Grichuk RF	3
b- J. McCarthy PH	1
B. Alexander SS	3
T. Barnhart C	1
a- G. Moreno PH-C	0
K. Newman 2B	3
Total	31

a-walked for Barnhart in the 8th
b-grounded out for Grichuk in the 9th

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
R. Acuna RF	4	0	0	0	0	2	2	.242	.324	.303	.627	-1.0
O. Albies 2B	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	.265	.324	.500	.824	2.5
A. Riley 3B	4	1	1	2	1	2	1	.257	.297	.514	.812	6.0
M. Olson 1B	4	1	1	1	1	1	0	.303	.378	.727	1.106	5.5
M. Ozuna DH	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	.314	.333	.714	1.048	1.5
M. Harris CF	3	1	1	1	1	0	1	.344	.400	.656	1.056	6.0
O. Arcia SS	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	.387	.424	.548	.973	0.5
J. Kelenic LF	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	.579	.619	.737	1.356	0.5
C. Tromp C	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0.5
Total	31	5	7	5	3	10	5	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
R. Acuna RF	4
O. Albies 2B	4
A. Riley 3B	4
M. Olson 1B	4
M. Ozuna DH	4
M. Harris CF	3
O. Arcia SS	3
J. Kelenic LF	3
C. Tromp C	2
Total	31

SH - T. Barnhart
RBI - C. Walker (10)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - K. Marte

2B - O. Albies (2)
HR - A. Riley (2), M. Olson (3), M. Harris (2)
SF - C. Tromp
RBI - A. Riley 2 (8), M. Olson (8), M. Harris (5), C. Tromp
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - R. Acuna, A. Riley

E - B. Alexander (2)

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
R. Nelson (L, 0-2)	5.0	5	3	3	7	2	8.22	1.83	5.5
K. Nelson	1.2	0	0	0	2	0	0.00	0.47	6.0
M. Castro	1.1	2	2	2	1	1	6.23	1.15	0.5
Total	8.0	7	5	5	10	3	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
R. Nelson (L, 0-2)	5.0
K. Nelson	1.2
M. Castro	1.1
Total	8.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
C. Sale (W, 1-0)	5.1	4	2	2	0	6	3.38	1.03	20.0
J. Jimenez (H, 2)	1.2	0	0	0	0	2	2.08	0.69	6.0
T. Matzek (H, 1)	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00	1.20	2.0
P. Johnson (S, 1)	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	1.80	1.40	9.0
Total	9.0	5	2	2	1	8	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
C. Sale (W, 1-0)	5.1
J. Jimenez (H, 2)	1.2
T. Matzek (H, 1)	1.0
P. Johnson (S, 1)	1.0
Total	9.0

Pitches-Strikes - R. Nelson 98-64, K. Nelson 19-13, M. Castro 22-15
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - R. Nelson 6-4, K. Nelson 1-0, M. Castro 2-1
Batters Faced - R. Nelson 21, K. Nelson 5, M. Castro 6

Pitches-Strikes - C. Sale 96-69, J. Jimenez 21-16, T. Matzek 16-10, P. Johnson 15-11
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - C. Sale 10-1, J. Jimenez 2-1, T. Matzek 1-2, P. Johnson 1-1
Batters Faced - C. Sale 20, J. Jimenez 5, T. Matzek 4, P. Johnson 4

SCORING

ALL PLAYS

2ND INNING
Olson homered to right 0 1
Tromp hit sacrifice fly to right, Ozuna scored, Arcia to third 0 2
4TH INNING
Carroll scored, Gurriel to second on balk 1 2
Walker singled to right center, Gurriel scored 2 2
Harris homered to right center 2 3
8TH INNING
Riley homered to center, Albies scored 2 5

2ND INNING
	Olson homered to right	0	1
	Tromp hit sacrifice fly to right, Ozuna scored, Arcia to third	0	2


Carroll scored, Gurriel to second on balk	1	2
Walker singled to right center, Gurriel scored	2	2
Harris homered to right center	2	3

8TH INNING
	Riley homered to center, Albies scored	2	5

1ST INNING
Diamondbacks
C. Sale Pitching:
K. Marte: Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, Strike swinging, Marte struck out swinging
C. Carroll: Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Carroll grounded out to first
L. Gurriel: Foul, Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul, Gurriel lined out to left, Foul
Middle of the 1st (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Braves
R. Nelson Pitching:
R. Acuna: Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, Ball, Acuna popped out to first
O. Albies: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Albies grounded out to first
A. Riley: Foul, Ball, Ball, Riley fouled out to first
End of the 1st (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
2ND INNING
Diamondbacks
C. Sale Pitching:
C. Walker: Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Walker struck out swinging
E. Suarez: Ball, Strike looking, Strike looking, Foul, Strike swinging, Suarez struck out swinging
R. Grichuk: Ball, Grichuk grounded out to third
Middle of the 2nd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Braves
R. Nelson Pitching:
M. Olson: Foul, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Foul, Olson homered to right
M. Ozuna: Foul, Foul, Foul, Foul, Ozuna reached on an infield single to shortstop
M. Harris: Ball, Ball, Harris flied out to right
O. Arcia: Foul, Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Arcia singled to shallow left, Ozuna to second
J. Kelenic: Ball, Kelenic singled to deep right, Ozuna to third, Arcia to second
C. Tromp: Tromp hit sacrifice fly to right, Ozuna scored, Arcia to third
R. Acuna: Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Acuna struck out swinging
End of the 2nd (2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors)
3RD INNING
Diamondbacks
C. Sale Pitching:
B. Alexander: Ball, Foul, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Foul, Alexander grounded out to pitcher
T. Barnhart: Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Barnhart struck out swinging
K. Newman: Foul, Newman grounded out to second
Middle of the 3rd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Braves
R. Nelson Pitching:
O. Albies: Foul, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Albies struck out swinging
A. Riley: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Riley struck out swinging
M. Olson: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Olson struck out swinging
End of the 3rd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
4TH INNING
Diamondbacks
C. Sale Pitching:
K. Marte: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Ball, Marte grounded out to second
C. Carroll: Carroll singled to left
L. Gurriel: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Gurriel singled to shallow right, Carroll to third
C. Walker: Strike swinging, Ball, Pickoff attempt to first, Ball, Strike swinging, Foul, Foul, Carroll scored, Gurriel to second on balk, Walker singled to right center, Gurriel scored
E. Suarez: Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Ball, Strike looking, Suarez struck out looking
R. Grichuk: Strike swinging, Strike looking, Foul, Grichuk grounded out to third
Middle of the 4th (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
Braves
R. Nelson Pitching:
M. Ozuna: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Ball, Ozuna grounded out to third
M. Harris: Harris homered to right center
O. Arcia: Ball, Strike swinging, Foul, Strike swinging, Arcia struck out swinging
J. Kelenic: Ball, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Kelenic grounded out to first
End of the 4th (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
5TH INNING
Diamondbacks
C. Sale Pitching:
B. Alexander: Ball, Strike swinging, Alexander singled to center
T. Barnhart: Ball, Alexander to second on wild pitch, Barnhart hit sacrifice bunt to catcher, Alexander to third
K. Newman: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Newman grounded out to second
K. Marte: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Marte flied out to deep right
Middle of the 5th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error)
Braves
R. Nelson Pitching:
C. Tromp: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Tromp struck out swinging
R. Acuna: Ball, Ball, Acuna safe at first on shortstop Alexander fielding error
O. Albies: Strike looking, Strike (foul tip), Foul, Foul, Ball, Pickoff attempt, Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Albies grounded out to first, Acuna to second
A. Riley: Ball, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Riley struck out swinging
End of the 5th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
6TH INNING
Diamondbacks
C. Sale Pitching:
C. Carroll: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Foul, Strike swinging, Carroll struck out swinging
Joe Jimenez relieved Chris Sale
L. Gurriel: Strike looking, Strike looking, Gurriel grounded out to third
C. Walker: Ball, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Walker struck out swinging
Middle of the 6th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Braves
Kyle Nelson relieved Ryne Nelson
M. Olson: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Olson fouled out to catcher
M. Ozuna: Foul, Strike swinging, Ball, Strike swinging, Ozuna struck out swinging
M. Harris: Harris grounded out to first
End of the 6th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
7TH INNING
Diamondbacks
J. Jimenez Pitching:
E. Suarez: Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Suarez struck out swinging
R. Grichuk: Strike looking, Grichuk flied out to center
B. Alexander: Ball, Strike looking, Strike looking, Alexander grounded out to shortstop
Middle of the 7th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Braves
K. Nelson Pitching:
O. Arcia: Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Arcia lined out to left
J. Kelenic: Foul, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Kelenic struck out swinging
Miguel Castro relieved Kyle Nelson
C. Tromp: Strike swinging, Tromp grounded out to shortstop
End of the 7th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
8TH INNING
Diamondbacks
Tyler Matzek relieved Joe Jimenez
Gabriel Moreno hit for Tucker Barnhart
G. Moreno: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Moreno walked
K. Newman: Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Newman reached on fielder's choice to shortstop, Moreno out at second
K. Marte: Ball, Pickoff attempt, Foul, Ball, Marte flied out to right
C. Carroll: Carroll flied out to right
Middle of the 8th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Braves
Gabriel Moreno catching
R. Acuna: Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Acuna struck out swinging
O. Albies: Foul, Albies doubled to right
A. Riley: Foul, Ball, Riley homered to center, Albies scored
M. Olson: Strike (foul tip), Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Olson lined out to second
M. Ozuna: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Ozuna lined out to second
End of the 8th (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
9TH INNING
Diamondbacks
Pierce Johnson relieved Tyler Matzek
L. Gurriel: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Gurriel flied out to deep center
C. Walker: Ball, Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Walker singled to center
E. Suarez: Suarez lined out to second
Jake McCarthy hit for Randal Grichuk
J. McCarthy: Strike looking, McCarthy grounded out to first
Middle of the 9th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)

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Braves hit 3 homers, including go-ahead shot by Harris, to support Sale in 5-2 win over Arizona