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San Francisco Giants pitcher Robbie Ray throws to a Atlanta Braves batter during the first inning of a baseball game, Sunday, June 28, 2026, in San Francisco (AP Photo\/Justine Willard)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

SAN FRANCISCO \u2014 Robbie Ray outpitched Chris Sale in a matchup of Cy Young Award winners and the San Francisco Giants held off the Atlanta Braves 3-2 on Sunday.<\/p>

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Ray allowed just four hits and an unearned run in eight innings. Caleb Kilian entered with a 3-1 lead in the ninth and gave up a leadoff double to Matt Olson, who scored after two groundouts.<\/p>\n

Pinch-hitter Dominic Smith singled off the glove of shortstop Casey Schmitt and pinch-runner Jorge Mateo stole second, but Kilian struck out former Giants outfielder Mike Yastrzemski swinging for his sixth save.<\/p>\n

With a pair of outstanding pitching performances, San Francisco (35-48) won the last two games of the three-game series against the slumping Braves (49-33), who have dropped six of seven and 12 of 16. They lead the NL East by three games over surging Philadelphia.<\/p>\n

Ray (7-6) didn\u2019t permit a baserunner until Olson\u2019s leadoff single in the fifth and gave up his only run in the eighth following a fielding error by Gold Glove third baseman Matt Chapman at third base. The left-hander struck out two, walked one and threw 95 pitches.<\/p>\n

Ray also went eight innings in his previous start, giving up two hits and an unearned run in a 3-1 win over the Athletics.<\/p>\n

Sale (8-6) struck out 10 and walked one in six innings. He allowed eight hits but only two runs, one earned.<\/p>\n

Luis Arraez and Heliot Ramos singled off the Atlanta ace to begin the sixth. Rafael Devers reached on an infield single, and Arraez scored the first run on a throwing error by third baseman Austin Riley.<\/p>

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Sale fanned Willy Adames and Victor Bericoto, but Jung Hoo Lee made it 2-0 with another infield single. Sale struck out Eric Haase to end the inning.<\/p>\n

Drew Gilbert had a pinch-hit single off Braves reliever Didier Fuentes to start the seventh. Chapman doubled in front of Arraez\u2019s sacrifice fly for a 3-0 lead.<\/p>\n

Adames left with an apparent injury after striking out to end the inning.<\/p>\n

Michael Harris II put Atlanta on the board with a sacrifice fly in the eighth. Riley\u2019s groundout trimmed it to 3-2 in the ninth.<\/p>\n

Olson had three of Atlanta\u2019s six hits. The Braves went 1-5 on their road trip.<\/p>\n

Giants RHP Tyler Mahle (1-7, 5.49 ERA) starts Monday at Arizona opposite LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (6-2, 2.27).<\/p>\n

The Braves host St. Louis on Tuesday. LHP Matthew Liberatore (3-5, 5.56 ERA) pitches for the Cardinals.<\/p>\n

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This story makes a correction in the second paragraph: Matt Olson hit a leadoff double in the ninth, not Matt Chapman.<\/p>

Read more Red Sox pitcher Sonny Gray loses no-hit bid against Yankees in 8th inning<\/a><\/p>\n

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AP MLB: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/mlb<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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