Atlanta Braves at Cincinnati Reds

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Atlanta Braves

81-70, 39-37 Away

Final
5 - 6

Cincinnati Reds

74-78, 37-39 Home

Atlanta Braves blow a 4-run lead in a costly 6-5 loss to Cincinnati Reds

Pierce Johnson and Jesse Chavez struggled as Atlanta dropped its third consecutive game. The Braves (81-70) fell two games back of the New York Mets (83-68) for the third NL wild card.

Harris hit a leadoff drive in the first against Brandon Williamson. Marcell Ozuna reached on a one-out single before Olson made it 3-0 with his 26th homer.

Jorge Soler's 19th homer made it 5-1 in the fourth. But that was it for Atlanta, which went 2 for 9 with runners in scoring position and left 14 runners on base.

“We kind of shot ourselves in the foot a couple times,” Braves manager Brian Snitker said. “This is one of those places, too. You're never safe. You have to keep scoring. There were a couple plays that could have been executed better.”

Spencer Steer homered for Cincinnati, and Tyler Stephenson had two hits and drove in a run. The Reds (74-78) improved to 4-0 against the Braves this year.

Jake Fraley started Cincinnati's rally with a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the fourth. The Reds added two more runs in the sixth against Chavez.

Stephenson hit a leadoff single in the seventh and Steer hit a drive to left-center off Johnson (5-5), giving Cincinnati a 6-5 lead.

Steer has 20 homers and 25 steals. He joined Elly De La Cruz as the first teammates on the Reds with at least 20 homers and 20 steals in the same season since Barry Larkin and Eric Davis accomplished the feat in 1996.

“I try to show up every day and take good at bats to help this team win. That's why I showed so much emotion. I felt it was a big spot and I feel like I've not been the guy I needed to be for this team,” Steer said. “I hold myself to a high standard. This game is all about consistency and I haven't been as consistent as I'd like.”

Steer is still among the league leaders with 91 RBI.

Atlanta right-hander Grant Holmes pitched four innings in his first start since Aug. 14. He was charged with two runs and five hits.

“Grant gave us everything we needed and more," Snitker said. “I thought Jesse threw the ball really well. It was just a couple of misplays.”

Williamson left the game in the second inning with a strained left elbow. He permitted three runs and three hits.

“It was one pitch that did it,” Reds manager David Bell said. “He had an MRI tonight but there is going to be a follow-up tomorrow in the afternoon.”

Brent Suter (1-0) got one out for the win, and Alexis Díaz handled the ninth for his 28th save in 32 tries.

Ozuna had two hits, raising his batting average to .303. But he hasn't hit a home run in his last 26 games. He hasn't driven in a run in his last 19.

“We've been struggling to score runs lately but I'd hate to see where we'd be without him,” Snitker said.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Braves: INF Ozzie Albies started a rehab assignment in the minors. Snitker hopes to have him back for an upcoming series against Miami.

Spencer Schwellenbach (6-7, 3.73 ERA) starts for Atlanta on Wednesday, and Jakob Junis (4-0, 2.73 ERA) goes for the Reds.

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Matchup Prediction

Reds: 53.4%

Braves: 46.6%

*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Scoring Summary

	9th Inning	Harris II struck out swinging.
	9th Inning	White stole second.
	9th Inning	White ran for Arcia
	9th Inning	Arcia singled to left.
	9th Inning	Kelenic struck out swinging.
	9th Inning	Kelenic hit for Urshela

Statistics

ATL		CIN
1	Games Played	1
1	Team Games Played	1
1	Hit By Pitch	0
4	Ground Balls	11
10	Strikeouts	7
5	Runs Batted In	5
0	Sacrifice Hit	0
12	Hits	10
1	Stolen Bases	1
6	Walks	3
0	Catcher Interference	0
5	Runs	6
0	Ground Into Double Play	0
0	Sacrifice Flies	1
39	At Bats	33
3	Home Runs	1
0	Grand Slam Home Runs	0
18	Runners Left On Base	11
0	Triples	0
0	Game Winning RBIs	1
0	Intentional Walks	0
1	Doubles	3
25	Fly Balls	16
0	Caught Stealing	0
192	Pitches	150
0	Games Started	0
1	Pinch At Bats	0
0	Pinch Hits	0
0.0	Player Rating	0.0
1	Is Qualified	1
1	Is Qualified In Steals	1
22	Total Bases	16
46	Plate Appearances	37
486.0	Projected Home Runs	162.0
4	Extra Base Hits	4
9.3	Runs Created	6.1
.308	Batting Average	.303
.000	Pinch Hit Average	.000
.564	Slugging Percentage	.485
.436	Secondary Average	.303
.413	On Base Percentage	.351
.977	OBP Pct + SLG Pct	.836
0.2	Ground To Fly Ball Ratio	0.7
9.3	Runs Created Per 27 Outs	6.8
44.0	Batter Rating	42.0
13.0	At Bats Per Home Run	33.0
1.00	Stolen Base Percentage	1.00
4.17	Pitches Per Plate Appearance	4.05
.256	Isolated Power	.182
0.60	Walk To Strikeout Ratio	0.43
.130	Walks Per Plate Appearance	.081
.128	Secondary Average Minus Batting Average	.000
10.0	Runs Produced	11.0
1.0	Runs Ratio	0.8
0.7	Patience Ratio	0.5
0.3	Balls In Play Average	0.4
95.8	MLB Rating	89.8
0.0	Offensive Wins Above Replacement	0.0
0.0	Wins Above Replacement	0.0