Matt Olson homers and Braves upend Angels 8-2

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Matt Olson homered, Grant Holmes pitched into the seventh inning and the Atlanta Braves beat the Los Angeles Angels 8-2 on Wednesday.

Atlanta broke a 2-2 tie in the third inning on Olson's third homer of the season — a two-out, two-run shot to center field. Austin Riley followed with a double and scored on Zach Neto’s throwing error to make it 5-2.

Holmes (1-1) left with two on and two outs in the seventh and Mike Trout due up. Joel Payamps struck out Trout on a full-count fastball.

Ronald Acuña Jr. doubled leading off the game against Reid Detmers (0-1) and scored on Ozzie Albies' sacrifice fly. Austin Riley walked, stole second and scored on a two-out ground-rule double by Jonah Heim to make it 2-0 in the second.

Jorge Soler led off the Angels' second with his third homer of the season — after receiving a seven-game suspension for his fight with Braves' pitcher Reynaldo López on Tuesday night.

Holmes then loaded the bases on a walk to Yoán Moncada, a single to Jo Adell and a walk to Josh Lowe.

Logan O'Hoppe walked to force in a run, but Holmes came back to strike out Oswald Peraza, retire Neto on a shallow fly and Trout on a force out to keep the game tied. Holmes allowed two runs and five hits in 6 2/3 innings.

Mauricio Dubón had a two-run double in the fifth and Drake Baldwin singled in a run in the sixth for the Braves.

Adell went 3 for 4 for the Angels.

Detmers gave up six runs — five earned — in 4 1/3 innings.

Braves RHP Bryce Elder (1-1, 0.00) starts Friday against the visiting Guardians and RHP Slade Cecconi (0-1, 5.23).

Angels RHP Jack Kochanowicz (1-0, 4.66) starts Friday in Cincinnati against the Reds RHP Chase Burns (1-0, 0.82).

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Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Jo Adell reacts after hitting a single during the second inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Wednesday, April 8, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/William Liang)

Atlanta Braves shortstop Mauricio Dubón gestures after hitting a RBI double during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Wednesday, April 8, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/William Liang)

Atlanta Braves' Michael Harris II is greeted by teammates after scoring during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Wednesday, April 8, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/William Liang)

Atlanta Braves pitcher Grant Holmes delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Wednesday, April 8, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/William Liang)

Atlanta Braves first baseman Matt Olson is greeted by teammates after scoring during the third inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Wednesday, April 8, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/William Liang)

NEW YORK (AP) — A Brooklyn activist with a history of arrests at pro-Palestinian protests pleaded guilty Wednesday to setting fire to 11 empty police vehicles last summer.

Jakhi McCray, 22, admitted to the June 12 arson spree, which New York City police officials said caused $800,000 in damage to department vehicles.

He faces a mandatory minimum of 5 years and up to two decades in prison when sentenced.

“By deliberately setting fire to multiple police vehicles in the pre-dawn hours, the defendant put at risk the lives of first responders and residents asleep in their beds nearby, and ultimately, strained resources meant to protect the community,” U.S. Attorney Joseph Nocella said in a statement Wednesday.

Prosecutors said McCray scaled a fence leading to a police parking lot in Brooklyn and proceeded to torch 10 NYPD vehicles and a trailer. He escaped through a hole in the fence after being spotted by an NYPD officer, but he left behind a cigar lighter and pair of sunglasses with his fingerprints, according to a complaint.

McCray turned himself into police a month later. At the time, he put out a statement decrying the harassment faced by others who spoke out “the ​​genocide in Palestine and the kidnapping of migrants." He said he had been arrested 12 times previously and was frequently lied about by the press and police.

An attorney for McCray, Ron Kuby, deferred comment to a collective of activists supporting McCray.

In a statement distributed Wednesday, the Support Committee for Jakhi McCray described him as a “dedicated organizer, activist, and community member whose work has touched countless lives.”

FILE - A New York Police Department patch is seen, June 29, 2017, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

FILE - Jakhi McCray appears in Manhattan Criminal Court on July 22, 2025, in New York. (The Daily News via AP, Pool, File)