Fan killed in fall during Yankees' win over Braves

A fan died after falling from the upper deck at Turner Field during the seventh inning as the New York Yankees beat the Atlanta Braves 3-1 Saturday night.

Police said the fan was in his early 60s and fell into the lower-level seats. He was pronounced dead at Grady Memorial Hospital.

The fan fell immediately after Alex Rodriguez was introduced as a pinch hitter in the seventh inning. There was no delay in the game as medical personnel treated the fan.

Rookie Luis Severino (3-1) allowed only four hits in six scoreless innings for the Yankees.

The Yankees remained 1 ½ games behind first-place Toronto in the AL East with their second straight win over the Braves.

The Braves have lost four straight and 11 of 12. The sellout crowd of 49,243 was a season-high at Turner Field.

Severino, making only his fifth start since his big league debut on Aug. 5, was dominant. He struck out five and walked three.

Severino has allowed no more than three runs while pitching five or six innings in each start.

Andrew Miller pitched a perfect ninth for his 28th save.

Matt Wisler (5-5), also a rookie right-hander, gave up two runs on four hits and four walks in six-plus innings.

Jacoby Ellsbury led off the game with a bloop double that fell behind third baseman Adonis Garcia. Ellsbury moved to third on Brett Gardner's grounder and scored on Wisler's wild pitch to Chase Headley.

Wisler didn't allow another run until the seventh. He was pulled after allowing back-to-back doubles to Headley and Didi Gregorius that pushed the lead to 2-0.

Braves shortstop Andrelton Simmons' acrobatic tag on Ellsbury, who was trying to steal second base, ended the fifth.

Gardner struck out as Ellsbury broke for second. Catcher Christian Bethancourt's throw pulled Simmons to the first base side of the bag, but while in the air he reached down to make the tag.

TRAINER'S ROOM

Yankees: Manager Joe Girardi says he hopes 1B Mark Teixeira (bruised right shin) can play when the Yankees visit Boston for a three-game series that begins on Monday. "I can't really tell you because I think we all felt that he'd be playing by now," Girardi said. "Obviously it's not healing as quickly as we thought so it's really a guess for me. We just wait and see."

UP NEXT

Yankees: RHP Nathan Eovaldi will look for his ninth straight win when the series concludes on Sunday. His streak of eight straight wins includes six on the road. He is 13-2 overall.

Braves: RHP Julio Teheran, coming off a home win over Colorado, will try to improve his 7-1 mark in 13 starts at Turner Field. Teheran is 9-6 overall and has never faced the Yankees.