ATLANTA — This article originally appeared on pittsburghbaseballnow.com.
Martín Pérez struggled in his return from the injured list and the Pittsburgh Pirates fell 6-1 to the Atlanta Braves at Truist Park on Friday night.
Pérez (1-4), who had been on the 15-day IL with a left groin strain, only lasted four innings and allowed six runs on eight hits. He walked a pair and struck out four.
In the bottom of the second inning, Austin Riley connected on a 423-foot solo home run to straightaway center to put Atlanta ahead 1-0.
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