SAN FRANCISCO — The Atlanta Braves are assured of leaving San Francisco with a series win against the Giants, maybe even a four-game sweep after they followed a pair of 10-inning, one-run victories with a blowout that puts their most recent rough patch further behind them.
Either way, this much is certain: Michael Harris II is back.
Harris hit a grand slam in his first at-bat after missing nearly two months because of a hamstring injury, helping the Braves rout the Giants 13-2 on Wednesday night.
Activated from the injured list before the game, the 23-year-old center fielder crushed an 0-1 curveball from Robbie Ray (2-2) into McCovey Cove for the first grand slam of his MLB career and Atlanta’s fourth of the season. It was the first grand slam hit into McCovey Cove by an opposing player in the 24-year history of Oracle Park.
“I was just trying to be aggressive,” Harris said. “It’s crazy because I told myself before the game, I think I’ve seen somebody hit a grand slam, and I told myself I’d never hit one. Went up there and did it first AB back. Pretty cool.”