Duvall singles in 10th as Braves overcome Skenes’ hot start to beat Pirates 2-1

ATLANTA (AP) — Adam Duvall’s single in the 10th inning drove in Luke Williams from second base and the Atlanta Braves overcame a hot start from Pittsburgh rookie Paul Skenes to beat the Pirates 2-1 on Saturday.

Duvall lined Kyle Nicholas’ (0-2) single against the center field wall, bringing home Williams, who started the inning at second. Courageous players came out of the dugout to celebrate.

Edward Olivares was thrown out while trying to score from third base on a wild pitch by Daysbel Hernández (2-0) in the top of the 10th. Olivares was initially ruled offside, but the Braves challenged and a review showed Hernández caught Travis d’Arnaud’s pitch and tagged Olivares before he reached home plate.

Skenes allowed one run on six hits in six innings and was dominant after allowing Jarred Kelenic’s home run to open the game. Skenes struck out every batter in the sixth inning, giving him nine runs for the game.

Bryan Reynolds extended his hitting streak to 25 games when he tripled off the right-field wall with two outs in the ninth. It’s the longest streak in the majors this season and the longest for the Pirates since Kenny Lofton’s 26-game streak in 2003.

Raisel Iglesias finished the ninth on Olivares’ grounder to the mound.

Kelenic fired a fastball from Skenes toward the second row of right-field seats. It was Kelenic’s ninth homer of the season and his fifth in 14 games since taking over the leadoff spot.

Michael A. Taylor singled Max Fried to lead off the fifth and advanced to third on two walks. With one out, Taylor scored on a sacrifice fly to right field from Olivares for a 1-1 tie.

With two outs in the sixth and Ke’Bryan Hayes on second base after a single and a stolen base, Duvall made a run catch the wall into right field on Taylor’s drive to end the inning.

The Pirates had runners on second and third with two outs in the eighth inning when Kelenic made a run-scoring catch on Yasmani Grandal’s hit to the center-field wall.

Fried allowed one run in six innings.

Pirates: Oneil Cruz, hitting .167 over the last two weeks and .236 for the season, didn’t start with left-hander Fried on the mound. Cruz hit just .114 against lefties. Jared Triolo got the start. Cruz struck out as a pinch hitter against right-hander Pierce Johnson in the seventh, with a third strike called for a hitter’s violation.

Braves: Starting pitcher Ian Anderson will be the starting pitcher for Class A Augusta on Sunday as he continues his comeback from Tommy John surgery. … Outfielder Ramón Laureano could be sidelined until Tuesday as he recovers from lower back pain. He did not start for the third consecutive game.

Braves starting pitcher Spencer Schwellenbach (1-3, 5.40 ERA) will make his first start against Pittsburgh when the rookie faces left-handed pitcher Bailey Falter (3-6, 4.00 ERA) in Sunday’s game, scheduled for an unusual first pitch at 11:35 a.m. on Roku TV. Falter’s last win was May 24 against Atlanta.