Yastrzemski knocks in 3 runs as Giants sweep struggling Braves with a 4-3 win

SAN FRANCISCO AP Mike Yastrzemski drove in three runs as the San Francisco Giants extended their winning streak to five games with a - win over the Atlanta Braves on Sunday The Giants swept the three-game series and sent the Braves to their seventh straight loss Atlanta has lost of its last games and fell to - a season-low games under San Francisco trailed - in the fourth when Yastrzemski sparked a three-run inning for the Giants He tied the battle with a two-out two-run double down the right field line and scored on an error by the Braves Ozzie Albies who couldn t handle a ground ball by Tyler Fitzgerald to second Yastrzemski also had a sacrifice fly in the second that tied the contest at after the Braves scored in the first Matt Olson drove in all three runs for Atlant He knocked in a run with a fielders choice grounder in the first and had a two-run double the third that put Atlanta ahead The Giants got three scoreless innings from their bullpen after Landen Roupp - allowed three runs in six innings Camilo Doval recorded his ninth save of the season Braves starter Spencer Strider - also gave up three earned runs in six innings and remains winless Key moment Yastrzemski who entered the competition hitless in his last at-bats with runners in scoring position delivered a clutch two-out hit to tie the encounter in the fourth Key stat Despite losing of the Braves have been outscored by just eight runs - during that span Sunday s loss was their eighth loss in the stretch by one run Up next The Giants are off on Monday before facing the Rockies in a three-game set LHP Kyle Harrison - ERA is scheduled to start on Tuesday The Braves begin a three-game set at the Brewers on Monday with LHP Chris Sale - ERA scheduled to start AP MLB https apnews com hub MLB Source