Riley, Olson go back-to-back as Braves end slide

ATLANTA — Austin Riley made Spencer Strider a contented man and prevented a five-game shedding streak when he hit an eighth-inning homer that gave the Braves a 7-5 win over the D-backs on Thursday afternoon at Truist Park.

Riley’s two-out, three-run homer off Miguel Castro prolonged his latest surge and gave the Braves a lead they’d protect whereas ending a season-high four-game shedding streak. Matt Olson added to the eighth-inning manufacturing when he adopted Riley together with his second homer of the day.

Riley’s well timed blast prevented Strider from what would have been a irritating loss. The All-Star hurler tallied 13 strikeouts by the primary six innings after which watched his gem collapse. He walked Corbin Carroll and hit Christian Walker with a fastball earlier than permitting consecutive homers to Dominic Canzone and Emmanuel Rivera.

Riley tripled forward of Olson’s seventh-inning homer after which homered for a 3rd straight day. D-backs starter Zac Gallen was good till Orlando Arcia homered off him with one out within the sixth.