After ending an offensively-challenged road trip with an outburst during Wednesday’s victory in Toronto, the Braves kept the run-scoring train rolling on Friday evening, toppling the White Sox by a 10-7 tally. They scored early, they scored late, and they prevailed despite some shaky late-inning relief work by Luke Jackson and Anthony Swarzak. With the Nationals earning themselves a walkoff victory (thanks for nothing, Marlins), the division lead remains at 5.5 games heading into the weekend.
After a quiet first inning, the Atlanta attack broke through in the second against Ivan Nova.