Acuña powers Braves past Reds 5-2 with 2 more homers
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Braves fourth. Matt Olson singles to center field. Ozzie Albies doubles to deep left field. Matt Olson to third. Austin Riley strikes out swinging. Michael Harris grounds out to shallow right field, Nick Sogard to Willson Contreras. Jorge Mateo singles to shallow infield. Ozzie Albies to third. Matt Olson scores. Dominic Smith singles to shallow left field. Jorge Mateo to third. Ozzie Albies scores. Sandy Leon strikes out swinging.
Mike Yastrzemski led off the 10th inning with a single to left field to score automatic runner Ha-Seong Kim, and the major league-best Atlanta Braves defeated the Boston Red Sox 3-2 on Friday night. Didier Fuentes (3-0) pitched the 10th and retired Mickey Gasper on a line drive to shortstop with two runners on to end the inning.
Like the current Braves, Wright's Red Stockings, were a dominant force. They won six of the first eight pennants in history - National Association flags in 1872-1875 and National League championships in 1877-78. In 1875, they won 26 straight games, and won all 38 home games at the Union Base Ball Ground in Boston's South End.
Austin Riley and Mike Yastrzemski each hit home runs to lead the Atlanta Braves to an 8-1 victory over the visiting ​Boston Red Sox on Sunday afternoon.