In Atlanta, the Atlanta Braves beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-6 in 15 innings. The Braves were ahead of the Pirates for most of the game, starting with Chipper Jones' two-run home run in the first inning. The Braves went into the seventh inning up 6-3 when the Pirates started to make their comeback. Eric Hinske hit a two-run single to pull it to within 6-5 and Andrew McClutchen hit an RBI triple to tie it. The game went into extras tied at six and in the 15th inning, the Braves ended it on David Ross' infield single. Jeff Karstens of the Pirates was hit with the loss.
In Oakland, the Oakland Athletics beat the Minnesota Twins 4-3. Jack Cust of the Athletics hit a solo home run in the fifth inning with the game tied at three to put the Athletics ahead. After that home run, there weren't any more runs scored. The relief pitchers from both teams pitched well down the stretch. For the Twins, three relief pitchers combined to allow only two hits. For the Athletics, four relief pitchers combined to only allow one hit. The Twins went ahead 3-0 but the Athletics quickly came back on Jack Hannahan's bases-clearing double that drove in three. Andrew Bailey of the Athletics pitched the ninth inning for the save.
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