Braves blast 4 homers, beat Mariners 6-4 to open series
Sep 9, 2022, 10:39 PM | Updated: 10:41 pm
SEATTLE (AP) – Dansby Swanson hit one of Atlanta’s four home runs and the World Series champion Braves took sole possession of first place for the first time all season with a 6-4 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Friday night.
Braves 6, Mariners 4: Box Score
Dinger probability = 💯@LieutenantDans7 | #ForTheA pic.twitter.com/9rWogNglKf
— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) September 10, 2022
Robbie Grossman, Travis d’Arnaud and rookie Michael Harris II also went deep for the streaking Braves, who won their eighth straight and finally jumped a half-game ahead of the Mets in the NL East after chasing them for five months. New York lost 6-3 at Miami earlier in the night.
💸💸💸@MoneyyyMikeee | #ForTheA pic.twitter.com/L45m7vknfh
— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) September 10, 2022
Atlanta was seven games back on Aug. 8 and 10 1/2 behind on June 1. The only previous day this season the Mets did not hold at least a share of the division lead was April 11.
Carlos Santana homered twice for Seattle, and J.P. Crawford also connected.
Off the top deck 😳😳😳 pic.twitter.com/rg3KoldkQ0
— Seattle Mariners (@Mariners) September 10, 2022
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