He stranded the pair by striking out Travis d’Arnaud and getting a foul out from Adam Duvall.īraves closer Will Smith was set to try for his second straight save in the ninth, which would give Atlanta a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series.ĭansby Swanson and pinch-hitter Jorge Soler connected for back-to-back solo home runs in the bottom of the seventh inning that gave the Atlanta Braves a 3-2 lead over the Houston Astros.Ītlanta is six outs from taking a three games to one lead in the best-of-seven Series and setting up a potential clincher in Game 5 at home Sunday night. Houston’s Ryan Pressly walked Ozzie Albies leading off the bottom of the inning, then hit Joc Pederson with a one-out pitch. Jackson gave Rosario a big hug when they got back to the bench.
The NLCS MVP spun around and high-stepped toward the dugout, where teammate Jorge Soler watched with his hands on his head half an inning after delivering a pinch-hit, go-ahead homer. Rosario - who doubled and scored Atlanta’s first run in the seventh - tracked the drive to the warning track and made a reaching, backhanded grab at the wall. Luke Jackson needed 10 pitches to retire pinch-hitter Aledmys Díaz on a lineout and struck out Martín Maldonado to start the eighth inning, then allowed Jose Altuve to hit a ball hard to left field. Jose Altuve homered and scored both runs for Houston.Įddie Rosario sparked Atlanta’s late comeback with his bat and helped preserve the Braves’ 3-2 lead with his glove. The Astros missed a lot of chances to score early, and it came back to cost them. The Braves spilled out of the dugout when Soler connected, and the crowd erupted at Truist Park.
Swanson’s one-out drive made it 2-all and Soler followed with a liner to left field off reliever Cristian Javier. The Braves can wrap up the title on their home field, just as they did two stadiums ago when they beat the Cleveland Indians in 1995. ATLANTA (AP) - The Latest on Game 4 of the World Series (all times local):ĭansby Swanson and pinch-hitter Jorge Soler hit back-to-back homers in the seventh inning, propelling the Atlanta Braves to a 3-2 victory over the Houston Astros and a three games to one lead in the World Series.
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