Rockies catcher Elias Diaz smashed a two-run go-ahead home run off Orioles reliever Felix Bautista just before the two remaining Braves stepped to the plate.

Riley popped up in foul ground to Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman in his second at-bat. Albies then followed with a strikeout, but the NL held a 3-2 lead heading to the bottom of the eighth.

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