As has happened again and again during this powerhouse Braves season, Atlanta’s offense struck lightning-quick and never looked back during Friday night’s win over the Washington Nationals. Ronald Acuña Jr. led off the game with his 40th longball of the season, and despite Charlie Morton having to leave the game after just an inning of work, the Braves mostly cruised to a 9-6 victory.
The big news in this game all happened early on. First, there was Acuña’s homer off Patrick Corbin to propel him deeper into the history books:
40 HOME RUNS FOR @ronaldacunajr24!