The Atlanta Braves will continue their homestand Friday when they begin a three-game series against the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Braves homered five times Thursday to snap a three-game skid with an 8-5 win over the St. Louis Cardinals.
The Braves continue to hit homers at a historic pace. Ronald Acuña Jr. homered twice Thursday and now has 34. Matt Olson tied Hank Aaron and Eddie Mathews for the second-most homers by a Brave in a season with his 47th. Atlanta has now hit 270 homers on the season, which is nine behind the 2019 Dodgers for the National League record and are 37 homers shy of the major league record held by the 2019 Minnesota Twins.