Curt Casali hit a two-run single in the fourth act, and that was enough for the San Francisco Giants to beat the Atlanta Braves 2-0 on Saturday, struggling in the NL East.
Alex Wood covered three impressive innings after recovering from COVID-19. He struck out four opponents and walked or allowed no hits in his first start for San Francisco since Aug. 26.
Zack Litell (4-0) relieved and struck out all three of his opponents in the fourth inning for the win.
Dominic Leone, San Francisco’s sixth reliever, finished the two-hour, 40-minute game to score his second save.
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The Giants, leaders of the NL West Division, maintained their two-game lead over the Los Angeles Dodgers, their bitter rivals.
Atlanta, leader of the East Division of the Old Circuit, had its lead over the Philadelphia Phillies, who beat the Mets on the day, reduced to a single game.
Charlie Morton (13-6) fell for the first time in his last nine road starts after accepting two runs and four hits in five innings, striking out three and walking three.
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