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Late rally falls short as Atlanta Braves drop series opener at Pittsburgh, 5-4
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Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Mike Foltynewicz delivers in the first inning of a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Pittsburgh on Friday. - photo by Gene J. Puskar
PITTSBURGH— David Freese and Francisco Cervelli hit back-to-back home runs and the Pittsburgh Pirates won their home opener in snow flurries, beating the Atlanta Braves 5-4 Friday. Freese and Cervelli went deep off reliever Josh Collmenter leading off the fifth inning. That gave Ivan Nova the cushion he would need at PNC Park, where the game time temperature was 37 degrees.
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