Pittsburgh rookie Bubba Chandler recorded another strong start, and Henry Davis hit a home run to help the visiting Pirates beat the Atlanta Braves 3-1 on Saturday in the second game of their three-game series.

Pittsburgh (71-90) has won six of its last seven games and has won four of five games against Atlanta (75-86), guaranteeing the Pirates their first season-series win against Atlanta since 2017.

Chandler (4-1), Pittsburgh's third-round draft choice in 2021, was born and raised in Georgia and was facing the Braves for the first time. He pitched 5 2/3 innings and allowed one run on four hits with six strikeouts. In his final three starts, Chandler allowed two runs in 16 2/3 combined innings, a 1.08 ERA.

Chase Shugart (1 1/3 innings), Justin Lawrence (one inning) and Dennis Santana c

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