Odorizzi Ks 7, Harris homers; Braves top Pirates 2-1 August 22 sharefacebooktwitterredditlink PITTSBURGH (AP) Jake Odorizzi struck out seven and Michael Harris II hit a two-run homer, helping the Atlanta Braves gain in the NL East with a 2-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night. Odorizzi (5-5) allowed one run on four hits in six innings, retiring 14 of the final 15 batters he faced. The right-hander had not made it past the fifth inning in his previous three outings, allowing five runs on eight hits to the New York Mets in a lo Jack Youngblood Jersey s his last time out on Aug. 17. Harris hit the 13th homer of his rookie season into the leftfield bleachers off a curveball from Roansy Contreras (3-4). The Braves have won 12 of 14 to pull within three games of the Mets, who lost 4-2 to the Yankees.Kenley Jansen struck out two in a perfect ninth for his 29th save.Harris IIs home run followed a lead-off single from Vaughn Gri som, Atlantas first two hits since Ronald Acua Jr. exited a 62-minute rain delay with a double to lead off the first. Contreras went past the sixth inning for the first time in 12 major league starts, giving up two runs on Jacob McQuaide Jersey four hits with five strikeouts in seven innings. The 22-year-old has given up two runs or le s in four of his past six starts in the majors.Oneil Cruz hit his 10th homer with one out in the fifth, a towering solo shot off a cutter from Odorizzi that went 366 feet over the wall in right. Odorizzi hadnt allowed a runner since a single from Rodolfo Castro with one out in the second. He sent down the next five in order to end his night. YOUNG BUCS Cruzs homer was the 42nd hit by a Pirates rookie this season, a franchise record. His 10, along with Jack Suwinskis 14 and Diego Castillos 10, give Pittsburgh three rookies with at least 10 home runs in a season for the first time in its history. Contreras is the first Pirates Kenny Young Jersey rookie to go at least seven innings since April 29, 2018, when Nick Kingham to sed seven shutout innings against St. Louis. TRAINERS ROOM Braves: INF Ehire Adrianza (illne s) was reinstated from the 10-day injured list. INF Ryan Goins was designated for a signment to make room on the active roster. Pirates: 3B KeBryan Hayes (back spasms) could return from the 10-day IL on Tuesday. UP NEXT LHP Max Fried (11-4, 2.60 ERA) will go for the Braves in the second of the three-game series against Bobby Evans Jersey the Pirates, opposite RHP JT Brubaker (3-10, 4.19) on Tuesday. Fried has allowed fewer than four earned runs in 10 straight starts. Brubaker is coming off of his best outing of the season, allowing two hits in seven shutout innings in an 8-2 win over Boston on Aug. 18. ___ More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports in this topic National League Major League Baseball Atlanta Braves Kenley Jansen Oneil Cruz Roansy Contreras Rodolfo Castro Atlanta Braves Pittsburgh Pirates New York Mets share World Cup fans find booze at hotels, Qatar's 1 liquor store Qatar's strict rules regarding alcohol have drawn attention as it hosts the World Cup 20 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Sterling leaves England World Cup camp after home Rob Havenstein Jersey break-in England forward Raheem Sterling has left his teams World Cup camp in Qatar and returned to the U.K. after a break-in at his home 23 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ronaldo looks to shine like Mbapp and Me si at World Cup Cristiano Ronaldo has been overshadowed by the brilliance of Lionel Me si and Kylian Mbapp so far at the World Cup 47 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ottawa hosts Los Angeles after Giroux's 2-goal game The Ottawa Senators host the Los Angeles Kings after Claude Giroux's two-goal game against the San Jose Sharks in the Senators' 5-2 win 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Penguins host the Blue Jackets following Kapanen's hat trick Samson Ebukam Jersey The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Columbus Blue Jackets after Kasperi Kapanen's hat trick against the St. Louis Blues in the Penguins' 6-2 win 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS