Vaughn Grissom and Dansby Swanson hit home runs, Spencer Strider overcame a shaky start to go six innings, and the Atlanta Braves ran off to a seventh straight win with a 7-3 victory over the host Oakland Athletics on Wednesday.
The win allowed the Braves (86-51) to match a daytime win by the New York Mets (86-51). The teams remain tied atop the National League East pending the Mets' result in the evening portion of a doubleheader with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Atlanta needed an uphill climb to sweep the two-game interleague series after Oakland (50-87) took advantage of Strider's wildness to score twice in the first.