ATLANTA — Matt Olson’s single past first base drove in Brewer Hicklen with the winning run in the 10th inning as the Atlanta Braves recovered after losing an early lead to beat the Colorado Rockies 3-2 on Sunday at Truist Park for their seventh straight win.
Sean Murphy homered for Atlanta, which also got its second straight three-game series sweep, having just taken a trio at home against the Los Angeles Dodgers, the two-time reigning World Series champions.
Ronald Acuña Jr. opened the bottom of the 10th inning in the finale against Colorado with a single to left field off Ryan Feltner (5-9) that moved designated runner Hicklen to third base. Olson followed with a single down the line in right field for the seventh walk-off hit of his MLB career. Players then stormed out of the home dugout to surround the 32-year-old Atlanta native and four-time MLB All-Star near second base.
Braves reliever Victor Mederos (4-1) pitched a perfect inning in the top of the 10th for the win on the mound.
Atlanta improved to 82-55 overall and remained five games ahead of the second-place Philadelphia Phillies in the National League East Division. The Braves are 6-6 in extra-inning games this season, and they are unbeaten in their past five one-run games.