Matt Olson drove in the go-ahead run with a grounder to second base, Travis d’Arnaud added an RBI single, and Ramón Laureano sealed the win with a two-run double as the Atlanta Braves scored four runs in the 10th inning to defeat the Minnesota Twins 8-6 on Tuesday night.
Olson’s grounder brought home the automatic runner after second baseman Edouard Julien’s throw to home plate was too late. D’Arnaud and Laureano then delivered hits to help Atlanta rally against Minnesota closer Jhoan Duran (6-8).
Duran gave up four runs—three earned—and four hits.
“I’m pretty sure sometime you’re going to have a day like that,” Duran said. “So, it’s not like every day you throw good, you know?”
The Braves, who were ahead 4-0 before the Twins made a late comeback, won their eighth game in the last 10. They are 6 games behind Philadelphia in the National League East and hold the last wild-card spot in the NL, 3 1/2 games ahead of the New York Mets.
“That’s a good win,” Atlanta manager Brian Snitker said. “It was going to be a costly loss, quite honestly. Now, it’s a good win.”
Atlanta closer Raisel Iglesias (4-1) blew a save by allowing Trevor Larnach’s game-tying RBI double to score an inherited runner with two outs in the eighth inning. Pierce Johnson gave up two runs in the 10th but struck out Matt Wallner with the tying run at first to end the game.
Michael Harris, who was hit on the hand by a pitch on Sunday, returned to the lineup and homered in the second inning. Marcell Ozuna added two hits, including a two-run double in the fifth.
Ozuna now has 98 RBIs, ranking third in the majors behind New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge (122) and Cleveland Guardians third baseman José Ramírez (104).
“We always play the game like a playoff,” said Ozuna. “We always build and prepare for what’s next coming up.”
