Freeman powers Braves to 7-4 win, snaps Rays' 4-game streak

Atlanta Braves' Freddie Freeman (5) celebrates his two-run home run with Ronald Acua during the third inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays, Wednesday, July 29, 2020 in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Amis)ATLANTA (AP) -- Freddie Freeman homered and drove in three runs on a four-hit night, leading the Braves to a 7-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays in Atlanta's homer opener Wednesday.

Freeman, who was stricken with the coronavirus before the shortened season and became so ill that he feared for his life, has quickly reclaimed his place as one of the game's most feared hitters.

He hit his first homer of the season in the third, a two-run shot into the empty seats in right field, and…