A recap of the Braves’ loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday at PNC Park.
How the game was won: Jordy Mercer’s walk-off RBI double lifted Pirates to a 3-2 victory in the bottom of the 10th. the Braves starter Williams Perez was dominant until he was hit in the left foot by Josh Harrison’s sharp ground ball with a 1-0 lead in the fifth inning. Perez walked Neil Walker and hit Andrew McCutchen with a pitch, leading to Pedro Alvarez’s two-run single against reliever Luis Avilan.
Number: 7.17. Braves pitcher Julio Teheran’s ERA in eight starts away from Turner Field.
Next: The Braves play the Pirates at 4:05 p.m. Saturday on Fox Sports South. RHP Julio Teheran (5-3, 4.67 ERA) faces RHP Charlie Morton (5-1, 3.97 ERA).
