Strider fans 8, Braves top Pirates 4-2 for 9th straight win

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Published June 10, 2022 8:33 PM

By CHARLES ODUM
AP Sports Writer

ATLANTA (AP) — Spencer Strider outpitched Roansy Contreras in a matchup of hard-throwing rookies, Dansby Swanson had three hits, including a two-run homer and the Atlanta Braves beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2 for their ninth straight win. The winning streak is the National League’s longest this season. Houston and the New York Yankees have had 11-game streaks. Strider allowed only four hits with eight strikeouts and one walk in 5 2/3 scoreless innings. Strider, making his first home start and only his third overall, pitched into the sixth inning for the first time. Contreras allowed four runs, three earned, in 4 2/3 innings.

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