Jorge Soler and LaMonte Wade Jr. hit back-to-back homers to help the San Francisco Giants beat the Atlanta Braves 5-3 on Tuesday night.
Hayden Birdsong pitched five innings of two-run ball in his first big league win. The right-hander struck out five and walked two in his second major league start.
“It is very special. Now I am in the books,” Birdsong said. “Can’t really thank this team enough for getting behind me and playing as hard as they can.” Birdsong, an Illinois native who played his college ball at Eastern Illinois, had a crowd of supporters on hand for the performance. “I can’t describe it,” he said. “It’s great. I had more people here than I had in San Fran last week. A lot more of my friends, buddies, and other family members. I can’t really describe it.”San Francisco trailed 2-0 before Soler and Wade connected in the fifth against Reynaldo López. It was Soler’s 10th homer of the season and No. 3 for Wade.
“ loves hitting leadoff. He’s done a good job,” Giants manager Bob Melvin said. “He had pretty good matchup numbers against . You’re seeing a little less chase and a guy that takes some pitches and takes some walks and in the meantime hits some home runs.”Nick AhmedLópez, who leads the majors with a 1.83 ERA, permitted four hits in 4 1/3 innings. He struck out six and walked four.
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