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Kevin Pillar's pinch-hit homer rallies Braves past Orioles

ATLANTA (AP) — Kevin Pillar hit a pinch-hit two-run home run in the eighth inning to rally the Atlanta Braves to a 5-4 win over the red-hot Baltimore Orioles on Saturday night.

Pillar's blast came off Danny Coulombe (1-1) and scored Austin Riley, who opened the eighth with a single.

A.J. Minter (1-3) pitched a perfect eighth and closer Raisel Iglesias got the save in his first appearance of the season. Iglesias, who missed the first 32 games of the season with a strained right shoulder, struck out two in a perfect ninth.