Michael Harris II Lifts Braves Past Yankees in Extras

The Atlanta Braves needed patience on Sunday, because Cam Schlittler kept their lineup quiet while Grant Holmes matched him with six scoreless innings.

Matt Olson supplied Atlanta’s first run, and once the game reached the late innings, Michael Harris II delivered the last one, and Tyler Kinley protected Harris’ lead in a 2-1 victory over the New York Yankees in 10 innings.

The win did not erase the first two losses, but it changed the way Atlanta left New York, as a thin offensive day became a complete pitching performance instead of a sweep.

Holmes allowed three hits and two walks across six scoreless innings, striking out two while needing only 77 pitches.

His command kept the game level while Schlittler struck out 11, walked nobody, and held Atlanta to three hits over seven innings.

The duel continued until Olson drove a line-drive home run to right-center in the seventh, giving Atlanta a 1-0 lead with his 34th homer.

Olson finished 1-for-4 with three strikeouts, yet his one hit mattered, continuing the everyday production behind his long run of durability.

Olson hit .272 with 29 home runs and 95 RBIs in 2025, and Sunday showed why one clean swing can change the shape of a low-scoring game, even after a starter wins most of the earlier matchups.

Atlanta could not protect the lead through nine, because Trent Grisham took Didier Fuentes deep with two outs in the eighth, tying the game at 1-1.

Fuentes still struck out three over 1 1/3 innings, while Raisel Iglesias followed with a perfect ninth, striking out two and earning the win.

With Olson beginning the 10th as the automatic runner, Ha-Seong Kim replaced him, and Harris immediately singled through the right side to bring Kim home.

Harris finished 1-for-4 with two strikeouts, one RBI, and a caught stealing, but his first hit arrived in the exact spot Atlanta needed it.

The hit also carried a familiar theme for a player whose approach Holmes praised during spring training.

Harris hit 20 home runs, stole 20 bases, and drove in 86 during 2025, and his ability to create offense without needing a home run gave Atlanta its best late-inning answer.

Tyler Kinley then retired Spencer Jones, George Lombard Junior, and Ryan McMahon in order, striking out McMahon to secure his first save.

Atlanta had already seen Olson deliver in extra innings this summer, but Sunday required a different combination, with Harris’ single, and a staff that allowed only one run.

That will not produce comfortable wins, yet it showed the Braves can survive a day when the lineup collects only four hits, provided the starter controls the game and the late relievers keep the margin intact.

Atlanta returns home Monday for the first of three games against the New York Mets, with Bryce Elder scheduled to face Christian Scott.

After two one-run losses at Yankee Stadium, the Braves finally won a close game that had been escaping them, and they did it by letting their pitching carry the afternoon until two middle-of-the-order swings were enough.