Michael Harris II homers, has 4 hits to help Braves outlast Red Sox 7-6

Michael Harris II recorded four hits, including a two-run home run, and Matt Olson added a two-run homer as the Atlanta Braves defeated the Boston Red Sox 7-6. Atlanta took a 7-4 lead into the ninth inning and held on despite Boston’s late scoring. Boston scored in the ninth with a single by Mickey Gasper, a double by Nick Sogard, a two-run single by Isiah Kiner-Falefa, and a single by Jarren Duran. Wilyer Abreu hit a ground ball that ended the game. Jarren Duran and Ceddanne Rafaela hit back-to-back homers in the first inning, and Kiner-Falefa later hit a seventh-inning blast off Dylan Lee. Spencer Strider earned the win and Raisel Iglesias recorded the save.

"Michael Harris II had four hits, including a two-run home run, Matt Olson added another two-run homer and the Atlanta Braves held on to beat the Boston Red Sox 7-6 on Tuesday night. The victory snapped a two-game skid for the Braves, who have beaten the Red Sox in three of their four meetings this season. It was the ninth career four-hit game for Harris and his second of the season."

"Atlanta took a 7-4 lead into the ninth when things got a little dicey Boston led off the inning with a single by Mickey Gasper and double by Nick Sogard off Raisel Iglesias. Isiah Kiner-Falefa closed the gap to a run with a two-run single, followed by a single by Jarren Duran. Ceddanne Rafaela hit a groundball into a force at third for the second out of the inning. Wilyer Abreu then hit a tapper back to Iglesias to end the game."

"Jarren Duran, Rafaela Ceddanne and Isiah Kiner-Falefa homered for Boston, which has lost its last four. Red Sox starter Ranger Suarez (2-3) lasted five innings, plus three batters, allowing five runs off six hits, including the home run. Kiner-Falefa's seventh-inning blast off Dylan Lee into the seats of the Green Monster got Boston within 5-4 in the seventh. But the momentum was short-lived with Harris' homer in the following inning to push the lead back to three runs."

"The night of round trippers started when Duran and Ceddanne hit back-to-back homers in the first inning, sending ropes to opposite sides of the field to put Boston in front 2-0. It allowed Suarez to mostly cruise until the fifth inning, when Atlanta tied it on Olson's two-out, two-run homer to right field. It was the 15th of the season for Olson, who entered the night with only extra-base hits (both d"

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