A fielding error by third baseman Austin Riley allowed Seth Brown to score in the ninth inning for the win oakland athletics 2-1 away win atlanta braves tuesday night
The A’s won the first two games of the series and had their first sweep of the season on Wednesday afternoon. It was Oakland’s fifth win of the season.
Atlanta reliever Raisel Iglesias (1-2) had Brown, Ramon Laureano and JJ Bleday on base in the ninth inning with one out. Jonah Bride threw the second ball he saw to Riley, who fumbled, but it was too late to erase Brown.
The winning pitcher was Shintaro Fujinami (2-5), who struck out the only batter he faced in the 9th inning.
Oakland starter JP Sears allowed one run on four hits, one walk and two strikeouts in six innings. Over the past four games, Sears has a 2.42 ERA (six runs in 22 1/3 innings).
Atlanta starter Bryce Elder threw a season-high 7 1/3 innings and gave up a run after allowing five hits, three walks and five strikeouts. It was his 16th straight start and pitched at least five innings. He had six starts in May with a 1.72 ERA (seven runs in 36 2/3 innings), but went without a decision for his fifth straight start.
Atlanta came on in the third inning when Kevin Pilar hit a homer to left. Peeler has hit a home run in his past three games. He also doubled on Tuesday.
Team A tied the score in the fifth inning. Esteury Ruiz drove to left field in the Shea Langeliers. Ruiz leads all major league rookies with 60 hits.
Ruiz walked an inning in the eighth, but was picked off by pitcher AJ Minter and struck out at second base. The play was upheld in video censorship, with Minter inciting Noda Ryan to end the inning.
–Field-level media