Braves break through late, hand M's 4th straight loss

MLB: Seattle Mariners at Atlanta BravesSeptember 6 - Matt Olson sparked a three-run rally with a tiebreaking single in the eighth inning as the Atlanta Braves opened a three-game series against the visiting Seattle Mariners with a 4-1 win on Friday.

Ozzie Albies followed Olson's RBI hit with an run-scoring triple as part of a 3-for-4 night, and Drake Baldwin added an RBI single. Atlanta (64-77) tallied five of its 10 hits in the decisive eighth inning.

Tyler Kinley (5-3) pitched a scoreless frame in front of Braves closer Raisel Iglesias, who retired the side in order in the ninth for his 24th save.

The Mariners (73-68) have lost four in a row and six of seven on their nine-game trip.

With the…