J.P. Crawford hit a go-ahead homer to cap a five-run sixth inning and the Seattle Mariners rallied from four down to defeat the Atlanta Braves 5-4 on Monday night.<\/p>\n
Luke Raley launched a three-run shot in the sixth and Josh Naylor had two hits as Seattle snapped Atlanta’s four-game winning streak. Crawford connected for a two-run drive off reliever Tyler Kinley, and the Mariners overcame four solo homers by the major league-leading Braves (25-11).<\/p>\n
Jose Ferrer pitched the seventh inning for the Mariners, Eduard Bazardo worked the eighth and Andr\u00e9s Mu\u00f1oz got three outs for his seventh save.<\/p>\n
Braves slugger Matt Olson hit his 300th home run. Olson’s 428-foot solo shot to left-center made him the 166th player to reach the milestone. The native of Atlanta has 158 with the Braves after spending his first six seasons with the Athletics.<\/p>\n
Olson, 32, leads the National League with 12 home runs.<\/p>\n
Drake Baldwin had a leadoff homer for Atlanta. Ozzie Albies and Austin Riley also went deep.<\/p>\n
JR Ritchie, pitching in his hometown in his third career start, kept Seattle scoreless until consecutive walks were followed in the sixth by Raley’s sixth homer this season.<\/p>\n
After a pitching change, Kinley (3-2) walked Mitch Garver with one out. With two outs, Crawford sent a 2-2 slider into the right-field stands to give the Mariners a 5-4 lead.<\/p>\n
Logan Gilbert (2-3) was cruising for Seattle until he yielded three solo homers in the sixth as the Braves pushed their lead to 4-0. Albies and Olson went back-to-back.<\/p>\n
Gilbert pitched six innings, allowing four runs and six hits.<\/p>\n
Ritchie permitted three runs and four hits in five innings. He struggled with command, walking six and striking out two.<\/p>\n
RHP George Kirby (4-2, 3.00 ERA) starts for Seattle on Tuesday and RHP Bryce Elder (3-1, 1.88) pitches for Atlanta. <\/p>\n
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