Atlanta Braves at Cincinnati Reds
Final
Recap
Player of the gameRonald Acuña Jr.ATL2/4 2hr 2rbi
CINCINNATI -- Ronald Acuña 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. Acuña 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.
Team stats
7Hits5
4Home runs1
5Walks3
6Strikeouts5
2Stolen bases0
130Pitches thrown148
5Pitching strikeouts6
Box score
Batting
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jorge MateoSS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Dominic SmithDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mauricio Dubon3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ozzie Albies2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sandy LeonC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Harris IICF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Austin RileyPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronald Acuna Jr.RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike YastrzemskiLF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Matt Olson1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Chadwick TrompC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Pitching
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler KinleyP | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dylan LeeP | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Raisel IglesiasP | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Robert SuarezP | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin PerezP | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |