Pittsburgh Pirates' Spencer Horwitz (2) high-fives Nick Gonzales (39) after hitting a three-run home run in the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Friday, Sept. 26, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Colin Hubbard)

ATLANTA — Spencer Horwitz went 3 for 3 with two homers and four RBIs, Tommy Pham added a two-run shot and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Atlanta Braves 9-3 on Friday night.

Nick Gonzales, Bryan Reynolds, Nick Yorke and Henry Davis each had two of Pittsburgh’s 14 hits.

Matt Olson and Michael Harris II, who added a double, homered for the Braves. Ronald Acuna Jr. had three hits.

Horwitz walked to lead off the second and two pitches later Pham homered off Braves stater Joey Wentz (5-7) make it 2-1.

Horwitz homered to make it 5-2 with two out in the seventh before a rain delay that lasted about 50 minutes. His three-run home run highlighted Pittsburgh’s four-run ninth.

Pirates starter Mitch Keller gave up a run before reliever Yohan Ramirez (3-3) came on with runners on first and second with two out in the third. Ramirez retired Olson, the only batter he faced, on a third-strike foul tip.

Wentz allowed four runs and eight hits in four innings.

After Pham’s homer, Yorke singled, moved to second on a wild pitch and scored when Davis singled. Davis stole second before Gonzales hit an RBI single to make it 4-1.

The Braves were 0 for 9 with runners in scoring position and left nine runners stranded.

Red Sox clinch spot

BOSTON — Ceddanne Rafaela tripled off the center field wall to drive in the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning, and the Red Sox beat Detroit 4-3 to clinch their first postseason berth since 2021.

Boston rallied from a 3-0 deficit to move two games ahead of the Tigers and 2.5 ahead of Houston in the race for the last two American League wild-card berths, with two games left to play.

The Tigers have lost 12 of their last 14 games. They can still reach the playoffs and even win the AL Central with help from Texas.

Guardians tripped up

CLEVELAND — Alejandro Osuna hit a three-run homer in the first, rookie Jack Leiter matched a career high with 10 strikeouts and the Texas Rangers beat Cleveland 7-3 on Friday night.

The Guardians (86-74) remained tied with Detroit for the AL Central lead after the Boston Red Sox rallied for a 4-3 victory over the Tigers. The Guardians still have a magic number of two — wins and/or Houston losses — to clinch a postseason spot.

Move over Mets

MILWAUKEE — Gavin Lux hit two doubles and scored the go-ahead run as the Cincinnati Reds defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 3-1, overtaking the New York Mets for the third National League wild-card spot.

Cincinnati’s win and New York’s 6-2 loss to Miami enabled the Reds to tie the Mets in the standings. However, the Reds — vying for their first postseason berth since 2020 — own the head-to-head tiebreaker over the Mets.