Official Site of the Braves · May 30, 2017
Braves ride 6-run 3rd to win vs. Angels
Matt Adams lines a two-run ground-rule double to left field, giving the Braves a 2-1 lead in the top of the 3rd inningDanny Santana smacks a double off the right-field wall, scoring two and extending the Braves' lead to 6-1 in the top of the 3rdThe Braves' offensive eruption was enough for Teheran, who scattered six hits while walking one and striking out five over 6 1/3 innings.
Andrelton Simmons, a former Braves shortstop, opened the scoring with a solo shot in the second, and Albert Pujols and Luis Valbuena hit back-to-back jacks in the fourth that cut Atlanta's lead to 6-3.
Pujols is now only two home runs shy of becoming the ninth player in Major League history to reach 600.