Acuña hits 2 homers, Olson adds blast as Braves beat Marlins 11-3 for season-best 8th straight win

Acuña hits 2 homers, Olson adds blast as Braves beat Marlins 11-3 for season-best 8th straight win  Toronto Star

Ronald Acuña Jr. hit two home runs, including one assisted by Miami’s defense, and Matt Olson added a blast as the Atlanta Braves beat the Marlins 11-3 to complete a three-game sweep

Acuña Jr.'s home run needed a bit of help on Thursday night. It came from a rather unexpected source.

Acuña Jr. was the beneficiary of poor outfield communication from the Marlins

Trading away eight major-leaguers at the deadline may have fired up the Mets, while the Guardians are making it a race in the AL Central.

Atlanta's ironman first baseman moved ahead of Stan Musial and into eighth place on the all-time consecutive games played list.

Taylor Trammell hit a three-run homer, Jose Altuve had three hits and two RBIs, and the Houston Astros beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-2 on Tuesday night.

It seems baseball has a new set of bash brothers. Minutes before George Lombard Jr. endeared himself to Yankees fans with a home run in his first MLB game Tuesday night against the Cardinals, younger brother Jacob Lombard also made a strong impression in his professional debut. Jacob, a fellow shortstop who was drafted