Nacho Alvarez Jr. hit the first two homers of his MLB career, then added a game-tying single in the ninth inning and the Atlanta Braves won their seventh straight game with a 6-5 victory against the Detroit Tigers.

Justin Verlander has ended the longest winless streak for a Giants pitcher in a single season.

Jesse Chavez has returned for his seventh stint with the Atlanta Braves.

The Atlanta Braves called up franchise career saves leader Craig Kimbrel from the minors a day after having their worst blown ninth-inning lead in more than a half-century.