Gerrit Cole hit around, two ejected as Braves beat Pirates, 5-2

ATLANTA — A few familiar faces welcomed the Pirates to SunTrust Park on a rainy Monday. Brandon Phillips and Matt Adams homered. Ender Inciarte collected a career-high five hits. And home-plate umpire Phil Cuzzi ejected a pair of Pirates for arguing balls and strikes.

The end result on a soggy night at the ballpark was a 5-2 Braves win. The Pirates (20-25) dropped the series opener, their first game at Atlanta’s new stadium.

For Cole (2-5), Monday marked his worst start this season. He was charged with five earned runs in 4\u2154 innings, allowing 10 hits and a walk. He struck out just two and used 100 pitches. It snapped a stretch of seven consecutive starts in which Cole had pitched at…