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Austin Riley HR ties it in 9th, Braves top Bucs in 11 for 6 in row

Atlanta Braves' Ozzie Albies drives in the winning run with a double in the 11th inning of the team's baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates early Thursday, June 13, 2019, in Atlanta. The Braves won 8-7. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) Atlanta Braves' Ozzie Albies drives in the winning run with a double in the 11th inning of the team's baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates early Thursday, June 13, 2019, in Atlanta. The Braves won 8-7. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

By Associated Press June 13, 2019 4 min read

ATLANTA (AP) – Austin Riley tied the game with a solo homer in the ninth inning and scored the winning run on Ozzie Albies’ double off Michael Feliz in the 11th, leading the Atlanta Braves past the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-7 for their sixth straight victory Wednesday night.

The Braves (39-29) took over sole possession of first place in the NL East and moved 10 games over .500 for the first time this season.

Josh Bell hit a tiebreaking solo homer off Braves closer Luke Jackson in the top of the ninth. Riley, who had a two-run triple in the first, took Kyle Crick deep to make it 7-all in the bottom half.

After Riley was hit by pitch in the 11th, Albies drove a gapper into right-center and Riley scored from first base, sliding headfirst across the plate to end it.

Jacob Webb (4-0) pitched two innings to earn the win.