Ynoa gets first win, hit, RBI as Braves top Diamondbacks 5-4

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<p>ATLANTA &mdash; Huascar Ynoa earned his first career win, Austin Riley and Ozzie Albies homered and the Atlanta Braves beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-4 on Friday night.</p>
<p>Ynoa (1-1) allowed only two runs on two hits in six innings. The right-hander led 3-0 before giving up a two-run homer to Carson Kelly in the fifth.</p>
<p>Ynoa’s night to remember also included his first two career hits and his first RBI. The 22-year-old Ynoa, from the Dominican Republic, doubled to left field off Luke Weaver (1-2) in the third inning for his first hit and added a run-scoring single in the fourth.</p>
<p>The strong start by Ynoa helped Atlanta stop Arizona’s four-game winning streak.</p>
<p>Josh Rojas drove home a run in the seventh with a double off Luke Jackson that cut Atlanta’s lead to 4-3. Tyler Matzek struck out pinch-hitter Andrew Young with runners on second and third to end the inning. </p>
<p>Albies added to the lead with his homer off Yoan López in the seventh. The Diamondbacks pulled to 5-4 with a run in the eighth. Pavin Smith doubled and scored from third on Matzek’s wild pitch.</p>
<p>Will Smith pitched a perfect ninth for his fourth save.</p>
<p>Riley’s two-run homer in the second was his second in two at-bats. He also homered in his last at-bat in a 4-1 win at the New York Yankees on Wednesday night.</p>
<p>Dansby Swanson drove in Marcell Ozuna with a triple in the fifth.</p>
<p>Weaver gave up four runs on six hits and four walks in five-plus innings.</p>
<p>Braves right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. was held without a hit in his return after missing a two-game series at the New York Yankees with a mild abdominal strain.</p>
<p>TRAINER’S ROOM</p>
<p>Diamondbacks: Manager Torey Lovullo said the team “dodged a bullet” when a ball hit by Cincinnati’s Tyler Naquin in the 10th inning on Thursday hit RHP Stefan Crichton’s right hand. Crichton left the game but X-rays were negative. Lovullo said Crichton “felt great” after he played catch before Friday night’s game. … RHP Matt Peacock was recalled and RHP Riley Smith, who had a 4.15 ERA in four games, including one start, was optioned to the alternate training site. … Lovullo said SS Nick Ahmed, hitting .075 (3 for 40), was rested to “give him a chance to work on a couple things and see what he can do tomorrow.” Ahmed grounded out to Will Smith as a pinch-hitter to end the game.</p>
<p>Braves: OF Cristian Pache (left groin) played in an intrasquad game at the alternate training site. … RHP Chris Martin (right shoulder inflammation) and LHP Max Fried (right hamstring) have played catch but have not thrown from a mound since landing on the 10-day IL.</p>
<p>ATTENDANCE UP</p>
<p>The attendance was 19,258 as the Braves increased capacity to about 50% after allowing about one-third of the Truist Park seats to be filled during the first homestand.</p>
<p>UP NEXT</p>
<p>Braves LHP Drew Smyly, on the 10-day injured list with left forearm inflammation, is expected to be activated for Saturday night’s start against Arizona LHP Madison Bumgarner. Smyly has a 5.73 ERA in his first two starts for Atlanta. Bumgarner is 1-2 with an 8.68 ERA.</p>
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