In the seventh, after Olson’s homer, Braves starter Bryce Elder got a fielder’s choice and strikeout after a lead-off walk before being taken out of the game. He left to an ovation from the fans having held the Blue Jays (29-32) to three runs over 6 2/3 innings and striking out six.

The Braves offense did enough for the pitching to make it stick, as Bryce Elder covered 6.2 innings and the bullpen shut it down

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Dominic Smith lobbed an opposite-field home run just inside the left-field foul pole to highlight a three-run rally and help the Atlanta Braves beat the visiting ​Pittsburgh Pirates 6-3 on Saturday.

The Atlanta Braves were not able to get a sweep of the reigning AL champion Toronto Blue Jays yesterday, but they did win the series and look to take that momentum into the weekend series against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Atlanta's Mauricio Dubon will try to boost his home run streak to four games on Saturday afternoon when the Braves host the Pittsburgh Pirates in the second game of a three-game series. Dubon had a double and three RBIs in addition to his home run on Friday in Atlanta's 6-3 win over the Pirates in the series opener.

The Atlanta Braves lost their early three-run lead against the Pittsburgh Pirates only to quickly regain it. The bullpen took over from there.