ATLANTA — The Pirates’ bats made plenty of noise Friday evening, starting strong and finishing stronger. That dominant collective effort at the plate paved the way for a 9-3 win over the Braves at Truist Park.

After falling behind in the first inning, Pittsburgh tallied four runs in the top of the second. The big inning came against former Pirate Joey Wentz, who started the contest for Atlanta. Spencer Horwitz led the inning off with a walk, which was followed by a two-run homer from Tommy Pham, his 10th of the season. Henry Davis and Nick Gonzales drove home the other two runs, both on singles.

The Braves’ first run was a blast from Matt Olson in the bottom of the first inning. The second was a leadoff jack from Michael Harris II in the bottom of the sixth. Atlanta had a handful of othe

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