The red-hot Atlanta Braves handed Pittsburgh Pirates rookie Roansy Contreras his first loss Friday night, touching the young right-hander for eight hits and three earned runs in 4 2/3 innings en route to their ninth straight win, a 4-2 victory over the Bucs at Truist Park.
Contreras, who entered the game with a 1.93 ERA, having given up just five earned runs, 16 hits and eight walks while striking out 26 in his first 23 1/3 innings, blanked the Braves over the first two frames.
But Atlanta touched the 22-year-old Contreras for two runs in the third on a pair of singles and Dansby Swanson’s two-run home run.