Michael Harris hit a grand slam in his first at-bat after missing nearly two months because of a hamstring injury, helping the Atlanta Braves rout the San Francisco Giants 13-2 on Wednesday night.
Activated from the injured list before the game, Harris crushed an 0-1 curveball from Robbie Ray into McCovey Cove for his first career grand slam and Atlanta's fourth of the season.Grant Holmes had six strikeouts in seven innings in his first career victory. The 28-year-old rookie allowed eight hits and two runs. Former Giants pitcher Luke Jackson and Jimmy Herget retired three batters each to finish the game.
Jarred Kelenic added a two-run double for Atlanta in the sixth, and Murphy hit a two-run home run in the eighth.The Giants have lost four straight. They continued to struggle offensively and stranded eight runners, leaving the bases loaded in the third.Ray ran into trouble right away when he hit the first two batters with pitches. After Marcel Ozuna struck out looking, Ray walked Matt Olson and Orlando Arcia to force one run in.
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