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07/19 15:37 CDT Baldwin has career-high 5 hits, including 2 homers, Riley adds
2 homers as Braves top Rangers 8-5
Baldwin has career-high 5 hits, including 2 homers, Riley adds 2 homers as
Braves top Rangers 8-5
By CHARLES ODUM
AP Sports Writer
ATLANTA (AP) --- Austin Riley and Drake Baldwin each hit two home runs and the
Atlanta Braves beat the Texas Rangers 8-5 on Sunday to win the three-game
series in a matchup of first-place teams.
Baldwin had a career-high five hits and became the first Braves catcher to hit
two homers in a game since Johnny Estrada on May 15, 2004. Riley had three hits
and drove in four runs.
The NL East-leading Braves took two of three from the AL West-leading Rangers.
The Braves claimed their 21st series of the season, matching their total from
2025.
Wyatt Langford had three hits for Texas, including a homer in the ninth off
Braves closer Raisel Iglesias.
Riley, who entered the All-Star break hitting only .207 with nine homers, had
three homers in the series. He raised his average to .217 with the three hits,
including a two-run single in the seventh. He also went deep in the Braves'
15-1 win in the series opener Friday night.
Riley homered in each of his first two at-bats against Nathan Eovaldi (9-8).
Eovaldi, who allowed four runs in four innings, has given up 22 homers this
season, the third-highest total in his 15 seasons in the majors. He allowed 23
homers in 2016 and 2024.
Grant Holmes (6-4) allowed three runs in five innings. The Braves led 4-0
before Texas scored three runs in the fifth. Langford had a run-scoring double
in the inning.
Up next
Rangers: Two-time Cy Young Award winner Jacob deGrom (7-5, 3.49 ERA), who
missed his last start before the All-Star break with a mild left glute strain,
will return for Monday night's home opener of a three-game series against the
Chicago White Sox.
Braves: RHP Bryce Elder (5-6, 4.12) will start against San Diego LHP JP Sears
(2-2, 5.03) in Monday night's series opener as Atlanta's homestand continues.
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