Action-filled game goes to Atlanta

          Mike Foltynewicz went from cruising to sitting as Toronto turned an impending blowout into a tight game.

          But Ozzie Albies, of course, gave Atlanta a clinching cushion with a two-run homer in the eighth to seal Atlanta’s 9-5 win over the Blue Jays.

          Foltynewicz went 6.2 innings, allowing five runs on six hits with six strikeouts and two walks. All the runs came in the seventh, four with two out and those coming on Devon Travis’ grand slam.

          That ended Foltynewicz’s night, and Sam Freeman finished the inning and Dan Winkler the game before what was left of a crowd of 27,839.

          Atlanta took control with six in the second, the first run coming on Foltynewicz’s squeeze bunt to score Johan Camargo. The Braves used mostly small ball, scoring on the bunt – on which Foltynewicz reached first on an error – plus a double, sac fly, single, double, single, and then Albie’s first homer of the night.

          Albies drove in four runs, Freddie Freeman and Camargo adding two-hit nights. Every position player in the lineup got a hit and either a run or RBI, except Ronald Acuna, who didn’t score or drive in a run.

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From beat writers David O'Brien and Gabe Burns/Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Mark Bowman/MLB.com on Twitter (and others when notable)

Ozzie Albies is hitting .414 (36-for-87) with 18 runs scored since June 17 (19 games)./GB

It still sounds like Soroka won't pitch again until at least September. As for Jose Ramirez, Snitker doesn't expect him to return this year./MB

Updated

Folty lays down a nice squeeze bunt to drive in first run, and throw to first is high, allows runner to advance to third. Braves have 'em on corners with 1 out./DOB

This is Albies' first career multi-homer game. His family arrived from Curacao this week and will travel with him to the All-Star Game./MB

Braves' six runs in the second inning including three two-out runs, raising their NL-leading total to 180 two-out runs./DOB

Albies is first Braves player to hit 20 homers before break since Andruw Jones in 2006/DOB

Folty's ERA has climbed from 2.02 to 2.66 in his past two starts, with 12 hits, 10 earned runs and four homers allowed in 12 2/3 innings of those games against the Brewers and Blue Jays./DOB