Toronto Blue Jays at Atlanta Braves
Final
Recap
ATLANTA -- Matt Olson hit a tiebreaking homer, Bryce Elder bounced back from his worst start of the season and the Atlanta Braves defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 on Tuesday night. Olson's towering shot barely cleared the right-field wall, snapping a 3-all deadlock in the sixth inning. It was his 17th homer of the season. Elder (5-3) went 6 2/3 innings, allowing six hits and three runs. It was a big improvement over his last appearance, when he was rocked for nine hits and six runs in 3 1/3 innings of an 8-0 loss to the Red Sox at Fenway Park.
Team stats
9Hits6
1Home runs1
1Walks2
9Strikeouts9
1Stolen bases0
128Pitches thrown131
9Pitching strikeouts9
Box score
Batting
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesus SanchezPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vladimir Guerrero Jr.1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon ValenzuelaC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Andres GimenezSS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yohendrick PinangoRF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Daulton VarshoCF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| George SpringerDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kazuma Okamoto3B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ernie Clement2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nathan LukesLF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
Pitching
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connor SeaboldP | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin GausmanP | 6.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
| Braydon FisherP | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mason FluhartyP | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |