Acuña Homers Twice, Braves Beat Reds 5‑2
CINCINNATI (Interstat) — Ronald Acuña Jr. hit two home runs and drove in two runs to lead the Atlanta Braves to a 5-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday at Great American Ball Park.
Acuña went 2 for 4 with two solo homers, lifting Atlanta (40-19) to its second straight win over Cincinnati (29-28). Martín Pérez (3-3) earned the win, allowing two runs on four hits with two strikeouts over five innings. Raisel Iglesias notched his 10th save, pitching a scoreless ninth with one strikeout.
The Braves scored single runs in the second, third, fifth, seventh and ninth innings. Mike Yastrzemski delivered an RBI single in the second. Matt Olson also homered.
Cincinnati’s only runs came in the second on a two-run homer by JJ Bleday, his ninth of the season. Brady Singer (2-5) took the loss, surrendering three runs on four hits in five innings.
Atlanta outhit the Reds 7-5. The game lasted 2:29 before a crowd of 36,848.