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05/05 23:41 CDT Matt Olson hits go-ahead homer in the ninth for Braves to outlast Mariners 3-2 Matt Olson hits go-ahead homer in the ninth for Braves to outlast Mariners 3-2 By LUKE OLSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) --- Matt Olson hit the go-ahead homer in the ninth, Bryce Elder pitched six strong innings, and the Atlanta Braves beat the Seattle Mariners 3-2 on Tuesday night. Mauricio Dubn had a two-run double and Ozzie Albies extended his hit streak to 17 games to tie the franchise record. He is tied for the league lead in hits with 47. Dylan Lee struck out the side in the seventh, Robert Suarez (3-0) worked the eighth and Raisel Iglesias, recently activated from the injured list, got his sixth save for the league-leading Braves. Elder had his fifth quality start in eight games. He allowed two runs on two hits, yielding a two-run homer to J.P. Crawford in the fourth. He lowered his ERA to 2.02 ERA, which ranks fourth in the National League. Olson hit his 300th home run in Monday's 5-4 loss, becoming the 166th player to reach the milestone. He hit his 301st in the top of the ninth, sending Andrs Muoz's (3-3) slider 412-feet for a solo shot to give Atlanta a 3-2 lead. Olson, batting .308 and a 1.077 OPS, leads the NL in home runs (13) and RBIs (33). The native of Atlanta has a career 159 home runs with the Braves after spending his first six seasons with the Athletics. George Kirby pitched seven innings for Seattle, surrendering two runs on five hits while striking out five. Three of those hits came in the fourth. Albies and Olson each singled before they scored on Dubn's two-out double down the right field line.

Up next LHP Martn Prez (2-1, 2.22 ERA) starts the series final Wednesday for the Braves, RHP Bryan Woo (1-2, 4.61) pitches for the Mariners. ___ This story has been corrected to reflect that Elder had his fifth quality start of the season, not sixth. ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb

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