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04/30 14:18 CDT Torres has 3 hits and go-ahead sacrifice fly as Tigers rally to
beat Braves 5-2 and avoid sweep
Torres has 3 hits and go-ahead sacrifice fly as Tigers rally to beat Braves 5-2
and avoid sweep
By CHARLES ODUM
AP Sports Writer
ATLANTA (AP) --- Gleyber Torres had three hits and drove in the go-ahead run
with a sacrifice fly in the eighth inning as the Detroit Tigers rallied to beat
the Atlanta Braves 5-2 on Thursday to avoid a three-game sweep.
With Atlanta leading 2-1, Kerry Carpenter tripled off Joel Payamps (0-2)
starting the eighth. Matt Vierling's double tied the game and Payamps walked
Hao-Yu Lee. Aaron Bummer relieved and walked Kevin McGonigle, and Torres' fly
ball drove in Vierling for a 3-2 lead.
Detroit, which got back to .500 at 16-16, added two run in the ninth.
Jos Suarez walked pinch-hitter Wenceel Prez, who scored when left fielder
Mike Yastrzemski bobbled Vierling's third hit for an error. After Suarez walked
Hao-Yu Lee, Dillon Dingler's double to drove in Vierling as Lee was thrown out
at the plate on shortstop Mauricio Dubn's relay to Drake Baldwin.
Eli White and Dubn singled in runs off left-hander Framber Valdez for a 2-0
lead. The Braves clinched the series on Wednesday night when Matt Olson's
two-run homer off Kenley Jansen in the ninth provided a 4-3 win.
Drew Anderson (1-0) pitched two scoreless innings. One day after Jansen's third
blown save in nine chances, right-hander Kyle Finnegan pitched the ninth for
his first save.
Riley Greene, who reached on his second walk, scored on Vierling's single off
Bryce Elder in the sixth for Detroit's first run. Elder allowed one run, six
hits and three walks in six innings.
Torres singled to right field in the fifth but was thrown out at second base by
Ronald Acua Jr.
Up next Tigers: RHP Jack Flaherty (0-2, 5.33 ERA) starts a series opener Friday against visiting Texas and LHP MacKenzie Gore (2-2, 4.35). Braves: RHP Grant Holmes (2-1, 3.62) starts Friday at Colorado, which sends LHP Jose Quintana (1-2, 4.91) to the mound. ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb
Up next Tigers: RHP Jack Flaherty (0-2, 5.33 ERA) starts a series opener Friday against visiting Texas and LHP MacKenzie Gore (2-2, 4.35). Braves: RHP Grant Holmes (2-1, 3.62) starts Friday at Colorado, which sends LHP Jose Quintana (1-2, 4.91) to the mound. ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb
