ATLANTA – The home team’s battery was fully charged Saturday at Truist Park.
Catcher William Contreras homered twice, starter Ian Anderson allowed one hit in six scoreless innings and the Atlanta Braves beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-2 to win for the second straight night and continue their hot summer.
The reigning World Series champions are 38-14 since June 1, the best record in Major League Baseball over that span. The Braves, seeking their fifth straight National League East Division title, stayed three games behind the first-place New York Mets in the standings.
Contreras, Atlanta’s No. 2 catcher behind Travis d’Arnaud – though both were All-Stars this year – thought Anderson’s performance was stellar. The two know each other well from spending time in the Braves’ farm system, and Contreras was pleased to see Anderson having all his pitches working.
“We have a good connection between the two of us,” Contreras said through a translator. “He had everything going tonight: fastball, change, curve. I’m really happy for him. He had a tremendous game, and I’m happy to see him have that kind of a performance out there.”