MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Matt Olson drove in the go-ahead run on a fielder’s choice, Travis d’Arnaud added an RBI single and Ramón Laureano put the game away with a two-run double as the Atlanta Braves scored four times in the 10th inning to beat the Minnesota Twins 8-6 on Tuesday night.
Olson’s grounder to second scored the automatic runner as second baseman Edouard Julien’s throw home wasn’t in time. D’Arnaud and Laureano followed with one-out hits as Atlanta rallied against Minnesota closer Jhoan Duran (6-8).
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Matt Olson drove in the go-ahead run on a fielder’s choice, Travis d’Arnaud added an RBI single and Ramón Laureano put the game away with a two-run double as the Atlanta Braves scored four times in the 10th inning to beat the Minnesota Twins 8-6 on Tuesday night.
Atlanta Braves' Jarred Kelenic dives to score off a fielder's choice hit by teammate Matt Olson during the 10th inning of a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
Minnesota Twins relief pitcher Jhoan Duran, center left, hands the ball to manager Rocco Baldelli for a pitching change during the 10th inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
Minnesota Twins' Royce Lewis reacts after striking out to end the bottom of the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
Minnesota Twins first baseman Carlos Santana catches a foul out by Atlanta Braves' Matt Olson during the fourth inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Spencer Schwellenbach delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
Minnesota Twins center fielder Austin Martin (82) fails to catch a double hit by Atlanta Braves designated hitter Marcell Ozuna during the 10th inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
Atlanta Braves' Jarred Kelenic, left, touches home plate to score off a fielder's choice hit by teammate Matt Olson during the 10th inning of a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
Atlanta Braves' Travis d'Arnaud hits an RBI-single during the 10th inning of a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Simeon Woods Richardson (78) delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
Atlanta Braves' Michael Harris II hits a 2-run home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Spencer Schwellenbach delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Simeon Woods Richardson (78) stands on the mound after a 2-run home run by Atlanta Braves' Michael Harris II during the first inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
Atlanta Braves' Michael Harris II celebrates in the dugout after hitting a 2-run home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
Atlanta Braves designated hitter Marcell Ozuna hits a double during the 10th inning of a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
Duran allowed four runs — three earned — and four hits.
“I’m pretty sure sometime you’re going to have a day like that,” Duran said. "So, it’s not like every day you throw good, you know?”
The Braves, who led 4-0 before the Twins rallied late, won for the eighth time in 10 games. They trail Philadelphia by 6 games in the National League East and hold the final wild-card spot in the NL by 3 1/2 games over the New York Mets.
“That's a good win," Atlanta manager Brian Snitker said. “It was going to be a costly loss, quite honestly. Now, it's a good win.”
Atlanta closer Raisel Iglesias (4-1) blew a save after allowing Trevor Larnach's game-tying RBI double to score an inherited runner with two outs in the eighth. Pierce Johnson allowed two runs in the 10th but struck out Matt Wallner with the tying run at first to end it.
Michael Harris, who was hit on the hand by a pitch on Sunday, returned to the starting lineup for the Braves and homered in the second. Marcell Ozuna added two hits, including a two-run double in the fifth. Ozuna now has 98 RBIs, third in the majors behind New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge (122) and Cleveland Guardians third baseman José Ramírez (104).
“We always play the game like a playoff,” said Ozuna. “We always build and prepare for what's next coming up.”
Larnach and Julien had RBI doubles and Wallner added an RBI single in Minnesota's three-run seventh. Larnach had three hits and drove in three runs.
The Twins have lost seven of nine and trail Cleveland and Kansas City by 2 1/2 games in the AL Central. They control the final wild-card spot in the AL by four games over Boston.
“Whether it’s just simply not executing or a little sloppy baseball here or there, whatever it might be, it’s really hard when these games are as valuable as they are,” Minnesota catcher Ryan Jeffers said. “You play clean ball the whole year. For the most part, we’ve been really good when we’re in those situations, when we play super-sound fundamental baseball for most of the whole year. So, it’s really frustrating to have all that happen to us when the games are as important as they are.”
Atlanta's Spencer Schwellenbach started against Minnesota's Simeon Woods Richardson, which marked the most combined letters in the last names of a starting pitching matchup in major league history, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. The 28 letters surpasses 25, which was done four times.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Twins: RHP Joe Ryan (right shoulder strain) was transferred to the 60-day injured list as the team made a series of pitching moves. The transfer means Ryan won’t pitch again in the regular season. He’s been out since Aug. 7.
UP NEXT
LHP Chris Sale (14-3, 2.62 ERA) will start Wednesday evening’s series finale for Atlanta, while Minnesota counters with rookie RHP David Festa (2-3, 5.20).
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Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Simeon Woods Richardson winds up to deliver during the first inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
Atlanta Braves' Jarred Kelenic dives to score off a fielder's choice hit by teammate Matt Olson during the 10th inning of a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
Minnesota Twins relief pitcher Jhoan Duran, center left, hands the ball to manager Rocco Baldelli for a pitching change during the 10th inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
Minnesota Twins' Royce Lewis reacts after striking out to end the bottom of the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
Minnesota Twins first baseman Carlos Santana catches a foul out by Atlanta Braves' Matt Olson during the fourth inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Spencer Schwellenbach delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
Minnesota Twins center fielder Austin Martin (82) fails to catch a double hit by Atlanta Braves designated hitter Marcell Ozuna during the 10th inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
Atlanta Braves' Jarred Kelenic, left, touches home plate to score off a fielder's choice hit by teammate Matt Olson during the 10th inning of a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
Atlanta Braves' Travis d'Arnaud hits an RBI-single during the 10th inning of a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Simeon Woods Richardson (78) delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
Atlanta Braves' Michael Harris II hits a 2-run home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Spencer Schwellenbach delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Simeon Woods Richardson (78) stands on the mound after a 2-run home run by Atlanta Braves' Michael Harris II during the first inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
Atlanta Braves' Michael Harris II celebrates in the dugout after hitting a 2-run home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
Atlanta Braves designated hitter Marcell Ozuna hits a double during the 10th inning of a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Two days after Hurricane Francine knocked out power for nearly half a million people in Louisiana, Alexandra Canary was still waiting for the electricity in her area to come back online.
As her fridge continued to thaw out, the New Orleans resident began to clean out condiments at risk of spoiling. One of her small dogs watched from the couch, panting. Without air conditioning the home heated up quick, as the heat index reached 93 degrees Fahrenheit (33.9 degrees Celsius) on Friday.
“It’s been tough trying to sleep, or even live,” Canary, who is in her 70s said. “Somedays it is actually cooler outside than being in the house.”
Frustration mounted across New Orleans, as crews for the city’s electrical provider, Entergy, worked to restore power.
“Every single storm, every one, no matter how big or how small, the same thing happens,” said Rudy Cerone, 71, referring to the power outages. “Entergy just doesn’t seem to take the necessary preparatory actions to harden this system to provide the power that we’re paying through the nose for.”
An Entergy New Orleans spokesperson said the city had restored power to more than 40,000 customers since Thursday and that many more would regain electricity by the end of the day Friday. Around 6,500 Entergy customers in the city lacked power as of Friday afternoon, part of about 95,000 customers in Louisiana still without electricity, according to the tracking site poweroutage.us.
The spokesperson also said the information used to update outage numbers comes from crews in the field.
“These steps take time, and our teams are committed to providing customers with the latest restoration information as it is available,” the spokesperson said in an emailed statement.
After losing electricity Wednesday night, Richard Smith, 56, owner of Adams Street Grocery & Deli, had been running his New Orleans store off a generator. But the electricity source wasn't enough to power the deep fryer machine. So customers had to settle for cold cuts instead of hot fried chicken sandwiches, and pay in cash instead of with credit cards, he said.
Power was restored late Friday afternoon, not a moment too soon.
“This is the time we are supposed to be busy and we lost a lot of business,” Smith said. “A lot of people thought we were closed.”
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry said electricity is the major issue facing the state since Francine rolled through.
“The biggest challenge we have had in this storm is utilities – trying to get the power back on,” Landry said at a news conference Friday afternoon.
Prior to Francine making landfall, utility crews were pre-positioned in areas that would likely be impacted by power outages, Landry said.
Davante Lewis, an elected member of the state Public Service Commission that regulates utilities, did a ride along on Thursday with Entergy to assess the damage. He said much of it was broken branches and trees — likely weakened by recent drought conditions in the state — on power lines.
“I think what we are seeing right now is a lot of vegetation issues and we just don’t have enough hands to move it (debris) that fast or enough hours in the day to safely do so in sunlight,” Lewis said.
Utility crews from Oklahoma, Florida, Texas and elsewhere are working to restore power, Lewis said, with projections for full restoration by Sunday.
“Any amount of time without power in Louisiana, especially for vulnerable communities, is too long,” Lewis said. “But we have seen restoration times a lot shorter than some of the earlier predictions and we are faring better.”
The storm, which drew fuel from exceedingly warm Gulf of Mexico waters, came ashore Wednesday in Louisiana with 100 mph (160 kph) winds and drenched a large swath of the South, including parts of Arkansas and Florida. Forecasters say the storm's slow progress will mean days of heavy rain in the Southeast, creating a flash flooding risk.
Another 3 to 6 inches (8 to 15 centimeters), with about 8 inches (20 centimeters) in some locations, were expected in parts of central and northern Alabama through Sunday. In northeastern Mississippi, western Tennessee, western Georgia and the Florida Panhandle, another 2 to 4 inches (5 to 10 centimeters) was expected.
No deaths or serious injuries have been reported in Francine's aftermath.
Rushing water nearly enveloped a pickup truck in a New Orleans underpass, trapping the driver inside. A 39-year-old emergency room nurse who lived nearby waded into the waist-high water with a hammer, smashed the window and pulled out the driver. The rescue was captured live by WDSU-TV.
“It’s just second nature I guess, being a nurse, you just go in and get it done, right?” Miles Crawford told The Associated Press on Thursday. “I just had to get to get him out of there.”
In the coastal community of Cocodrie in southern Louisiana, where many families own seasonal homes along the bayou for fishing, police guarded a road to prevent looting as people cleaned their properties.
For many in the area bordered by bayous, swamps, lakes and the Gulf of Mexico, threats of flooding and hurricanes have become a way of life, Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre said.
Over the years, the area has become more resilient against storms, improving drainage and pumping stations and replacing roofs that can better withstand hurricane-force winds. Residents are also evacuating more quickly when there are significant storm threats, Webre said.
“This population is very resilient. They’re very independent. They’re very pioneering,” he said.
Cline reported from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Associated Press writers Kevin McGill in New Orleans and Curt Anderson in St. Petersburg, Florida, contributed to this story.
Robert Cowboy Geiser, 39, fixes a power line after widespread electrical outages from Hurricane Francine Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, in New Orleans, La. (AP Photo/Jack Brook)
Alexis Dibuono stands in her hallway as she takes in the salvage work that needs to be done to her flood damaged home, Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, in Norco, La., two days after Hurricane Francine swept through the area. (Chris Granger/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)
An egret forages next to the flooded on-ramp to Interstate 10 in Laplace, La., Friday, Sept. 13, 2024 , two days after Hurricane Francine swept through the area. (Chris Granger/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)
Gavin Hinchman with Precision One Construction Group carefully steps around water-damaged doors and walls as he guts part of a flooded home in Norco, La., on Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, two days after Hurricane Francine swept through the area. (Chris Granger/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)
Cars drive off of Interstate 10 in Laplace, La., on Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, as floodwater still covers the roadway two days after Hurricane Francine swept through the area. (Chris Granger/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)
Debra Matherne describes her experience as she rode out Hurricane Francine the previous night, along Bayou Pointe-au-Chien, La., Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Natalie Bergeron, a letter carrier who has been delivering mail on this route for 43 years, helps a customer clean up debris who took damage from Hurricane Francine, in Cocodrie, La., Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Kelsie Schmidt, right, walks a board to a debris pile from her family's home after floodwater came up a few inches in the house making most of the walls, floors, and doors wet after Hurricane Francine in Kenner, La., in Jefferson Parish, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)
Flooding along Whitney Street in the Shoreline Park neighborhood in Hancock County, Miss., after Hurricane Francine on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. (Hannah Ruhoff/The Sun Herald via AP)
John Finney and his son Gabriel, 2, using gloves a little too big for him, clean up debris after Hurricane Francine near their home in Kenner, La., in Jefferson Parish, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)
Louisiana National Guard Maj. Gen. Thomas C. Friloux, right, leads Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry and Louisiana State Police Col Robert P. Hodges to a helicopter for an aerial tour of damage from Hurricane Francine, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024, in Baton Rouge, La., (Hilary Scheinuk/The Advocate via AP)
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry speaks during a news conference, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024, in Baton Rouge, La., regarding the impact of Hurricane Francine on the state of Louisiana. (Hilary Scheinuk/The Advocate via AP)
FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell speaks during a news conference, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024, in Baton Rouge, La., regarding the impact of Hurricane Francine on the state of Louisiana. (Hilary Scheinuk/The Advocate via AP)
Flooding along Whitney Street in the Shoreline Park neighborhood in Hancock County, Miss., after Hurricane Francine on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. (Hannah Ruhoff/The Sun Herald via AP)
Debra Matherne describes her experience as she rode out Hurricane Francine the previous night, along Bayou Pointe-au-Chien, La., Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
A man walks through floodwaters along Tigris Street in Shoreline Park in Hancock County, Miss., after Hurricane Francine on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. (Hannah Ruhoff/The Sun Herald via AP)
Bailee Boudreaux, 14, center, and her family bring out the chickens they let sleep in their house during the height of Hurricane Francine in Houma, La., Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. (Chris Granger/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)
Bailee Boudreaux, 14, center, and her sister, Brylee, 7, back right, check on the chickens they let sleep in their house during the height of Hurricane Francine in Terrebonne Parish, La., Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. (Chris Granger/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)
Shawn Murphy removes drywall at a friend's house after floodwater came up a few inches in the house making most of the walls, floors, and doors wet after Hurricane Francine in Kenner, La., in Jefferson Parish, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)
Little Caillou Fire Department staff take initial surveys of the damage from Hurricane Francine at the end of Highway 57 in the southern most point of Terrebonne Parish, La., Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. (Chris Granger/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)
City of Tallahassee, Florida utility crews help straighten a utility pole s damaged by Hurricane Francine Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024, in downtown Houma, La. (Chris Granger/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)
Jansen Pellegrin, back right, and Drew Foret, right, remove a small tree that floated into a living room area at their fishing camp from Hurricane Francine in Terrebonne Parish, La., Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. (Chris Granger/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)
Allen McCoy helps clean out his family's camp, which took on a storm surge, in the aftermath of Hurricane Francine, in Cocodrie, La., Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Jansen Pellegrin, right, rakes away marsh grass that floated into a living room area at his family's fishing camp from Hurricane Francine in Terrebonne Parish, La., Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. (Chris Granger/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)
Tombs are seen after being disturbed by flooding, in the aftermath of Hurricane Francine, in Dulac, La., Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Tombs are seen after being disturbed by flooding, in the aftermath of Hurricane Francine, in Dulac, La., Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Lori-Ann Bergeron checks on the graves of her sister and mother to see that they were not disturbed by flooding, in the aftermath of Hurricane Francine, in Dulac, La., Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
