ATLANTA — Jorge Soler and LaMonte Wade Jr. hit back-to-back homers to help the San Francisco Giants beat the Atlanta Braves 5-3 on Tuesday night.
Heliot Ramos also went deep as San Francisco won for the sixth time in eight games. Mike Yastrzemski went 2 for 2 in his return from a strained left oblique.
Hayden Birdsong (1-0) pitched five innings of two-run ball in his first big league win. The right-hander struck out five and walked two in his second major league start.
Camilo Doval earned his 15th save with a perfect ninth inning.
Austin Riley and Sean Murphy hit back-to-back homers off Birdsong in the second. Ozzie Albies added an RBI single for the Braves in the eighth.
San Francisco Giants' LaMonte Wade Jr. (31) hits a solo home run in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Tuesday, July 2, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
San Francisco Giants' Jorge Soler (2) hits a solo home run in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Tuesday, July 2, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
San Francisco Giants' Jorge Soler (2) runs the bases after he hits a solo home run in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Tuesday, July 2, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
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