Local product Frazier delivers vs. Braves

ATLANTA — Adam Frazier wasn’t going to be deterred.

With the Pirates trailing in the fifth inning on Tuesday night at Turner Field, the utility man and native of Athens, Ga., dug into the box with a runner on first looking to provide an offensive spark by registering his team’s first hit of the game.

Pitch after pitch, he kept the at-bat alive. But after fouling off nine of Mike Foltynewicz’s previous 12 deliveries, he realized his goal, lining a double to right field on the 13th pitch of the at-bat to set the stage for Pittsburgh’s first run in a 5-3 win over the Braves.

“That’s a big at-bat,” said Pirates manager Clint Hurdle. “You’ve got to get to that point, as well, but that was a big tipping point in the game. He’s swung the bat well for us, and he’s found a way to hunt some RBIs in some pretty key situations, as well.”

Frazier came through for his team once again an inning later, when he capped a pivotal four-run sixth …

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