Photos: Dansby Swanson helps Braves hold off Giants

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Photos: Dansby Swanson helps Braves hold off Giants

The Braves beat the Giants in the final game of a four-game series at Truist Park Thursday, June 23, 2022.

Dansby Swanson (right) celebrates with teammate Guillermo Heredia in the dugout after his fourth-inning home run against the Giants Thursday at Truist Park. It was the second homer of the game for Swanson. The Braves won 7-6. (Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com)

The temperature topped 100 degrees before Thursday's Braves-Giants matchup at Truist Park. (Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com)

Dansby Swanson hits a leadoff homer in the bottom of the first inning Thursday for a 1-0 lead over the Giants at Truist Park. (Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com)

Dansby Swanson celebrates his first-inning home run with teammate Travis d'Arnaud during Thursday's Braves-Giants game at Truist Park. (Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com)

Dansby Swanson celebrates in the dugout with Orlando Arcia after his first-inning home run in Thursday's Braves-Giants game at Truist Park. (Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com)

Travis d'Arnaud follows through on his two-run single in the second inning of Thursday's Braves-Giants game at Truist Park. (Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com)

Travis d'Arnaud chops at first base after his two-run single in the second inning of Thursday's Braves-Giants game at Truist Park. (Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com)

Kyle Wright allowed four earned runs in 5 1/3 innings of Thursday's Braves-Giants game at Truist Park. (Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com)

Starter Kyle Wright delivers a pitch in the first inning of Thursday's Braves-Giants game at Truist Park. (Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com)

Dansby Swanson watches his second solo homer of the game leave the park during the fourth inning of Thursday's Braves-Giants matchup at Truist Park. (Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com)

Giants starter Alex Wood, a former Braves pitcher, reacts to giving up a lead-off homer to Dansby Swanson during Thursday's Braves-Giants matchup at Truist Park. (Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com)

Giants outfielder Joc Pederson makes the diving catch and holds on for the out on a fly ball by Atlanta Braves' Guillermo Heredia during the seventh inning. “Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com”

Giants outfielder Joc Pederson hits a solo homer during the ninth inning against the Atlanta Braves but the Giants came up short for a 7-6 loss in a MLB baseball game on Thursday, June 23, 2022, in Atlanta. “Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com”t

Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson and second baseman Phil Gosselin celebrate a 7-6 victory over the San Francisco Giants in a MLB baseball game on Thursday, June 23, 2022, in Atlanta. “Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com”

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Dansby Swanson (right) celebrates with teammate Guillermo Heredia in the dugout after his fourth-inning home run against the Giants Thursday at Truist Park. It was the second homer of the game for Swanson. The Braves won 7-6. (Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com)

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