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05/30 21:17 CDT Acua powers Braves past Reds 5-2 with 2 more homers as Atlanta
hits 40 wins
Acua powers Braves past Reds 5-2 with 2 more homers as Atlanta hits 40 wins
CINCINNATI (AP) --- Ronald Acua Jr. homered for a third straight game ---
hitting a pair of solo shots --- to lead the Atlanta Braves over the Cincinnati
Reds 5-2 on Saturday night.
Acua homered to right-center field off Brady Singer (2-5) to tie it at 2 in
the third inning. The 2023 NL MVP capped the scoring with a two-out shot in the
ninth off Lyon Richardson. He also stole two bases to help the Braves become
the first team to 40 wins.
Jorge Mateo hit his third homer --- to the second deck in left field off Singer
for a 3-2 lead in the fifth. Matt Olson followed with his 16th --- off Brock
Burke --- to make it 4-2 in the seventh.
Martn Prez (3-3) allowed two runs and four hits and walked three in five
innings to earn the win. Three relievers each pitched a scoreless inning before
Raisel Iglesias closed it with a perfect ninth for his 10th save.
Ozzie Albies hit a ground-rule double leading off the second before scoring on
a single by Mike Yastrzemski to put Atlanta up 1-0.
Spencer Steer drew a one-out walk from Prez to extend his on-base streak to 18
games and JJ Bleday hit his ninth home run and second in as many days to put
the Reds up 2-1 after two innings.
De La Cruz answered with a one-out triple, but was stranded when Prez retired
Sal Stewart on a grounder to third before striking out Eugenio Surez to keep
it 2-2.
Singer gave up three runs and four hits and four walks in five innings. He has
allowed eight home runs in his last 12 innings.
The Braves improved to 23-9 on the road --- best in the majors.
Up next
Braves RHP Spencer Strider (3-0, 3.46) starts Sunday as Atlanta aims for a
sweep of the Reds, who'll start LHP Nick Lodolo (1-1, 5.57).
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