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Braves attendance topped 117,000 for past three games

Fans try to catch a home run by the Braves' Ozzie Albies in the fifth inning at Truist Park on Friday, May 21, 2021. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

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Fans try to catch a home run by the Braves' Ozzie Albies in the fifth inning at Truist Park on Friday, May 21, 2021. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)
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May 24, 2021

The Braves put up big numbers at the gate, as well as on the scoreboard, over the weekend.

Completing their second homestand since returning to 100% seating capacity at Truist Park, the Braves drew a combined attendance of 117,487 for the final three games of a series against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Announced attendance, defined by MLB as tickets sold, in the 41,000-seat stadium was 37,545 on Friday night, 40,068 on Saturday afternoon and 39,874 on Sunday afternoon.

The Braves won those three games by a cumulative score of 33-3 after losing the series opener to the Pirates on Thursday before a smaller crowd of 21,430.

The Braves returned to pre-pandemic seating levels May 7 after having no fans in attendance last year and limiting attendance in the first month of this season to initially 33% and then 50% of full capacity.

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