Atlanta Braves at Cincinnati Reds
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Acuña powers Braves past Reds 5-2 with 2 more homers as Atlanta hits 40 wins
Acuña homered to right-center field off Brady Singer (2-5) to tie it at 2 in the third inning. The 2023 NL MVP capped the scoring with a two-out shot in the ninth off Lyon Richardson. He also stole two bases to help the Braves become the first team to 40 wins.
Jorge Mateo hit his third homer — to the second deck in left field off Singer for a 3-2 lead in the fifth. Matt Olson followed with his 16th — off Brock Burke — to make it 4-2 in the seventh.
Martín Pérez (3-3) allowed two runs and four hits and walked three in five innings to earn the win. Three relievers each pitched a scoreless inning before Raisel Iglesias closed it with a perfect ninth for his 10th save.
Ozzie Albies hit a ground-rule double leading off the second before scoring on a single by Mike Yastrzemski to put Atlanta up 1-0.
Spencer Steer drew a one-out walk from Pérez to extend his on-base streak to 18 games and JJ Bleday hit his ninth home run and second in as many days to put the Reds up 2-1 after two innings.
De La Cruz answered with a one-out triple, but was stranded when Pérez retired Sal Stewart on a grounder to third before striking out Eugenio Suárez to keep it 2-2.
Singer gave up three runs and four hits and four walks in five innings. He has allowed eight home runs in his last 12 innings.
The Braves improved to 23-9 on the road — best in the majors.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Bleday lined out to center. |
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9th Inning | Steer grounded out to third. |
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9th Inning | Suárez struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Iglesias relieved Suarez |
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9th Inning | Harris II struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Moll relieved Richardson |
Statistics
 ATL |
 CIN |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 9 | Ground Balls | 12 |
| 6 | Strikeouts | 5 |
| 5 | Runs Batted In | 2 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 7 | Hits | 5 |
| 2 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 5 | Walks | 3 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 5 | Runs | 2 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 2 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 33 | At Bats | 30 |
| 4 | Home Runs | 1 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 9 | Runners Left On Base | 10 |
| 0 | Triples | 1 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 1 | Doubles | 1 |
| 18 | Fly Balls | 13 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 148 | Pitches | 130 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 1 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 20 | Total Bases | 11 |
| 38 | Plate Appearances | 33 |
| 648.0 | Projected Home Runs | 162.0 |
| 5 | Extra Base Hits | 3 |
| 7.0 | Runs Created | 2.0 |
| .212 | Batting Average | .167 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .606 | Slugging Percentage | .367 |
| .606 | Secondary Average | .300 |
| .316 | On Base Percentage | .242 |
| .922 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .609 |
| 0.5 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.9 |
| 7.2 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 2.0 |
| 43.0 | Batter Rating | 20.5 |
| 8.3 | At Bats Per Home Run | 30.0 |
| 1.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 3.89 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.94 |
| .394 | Isolated Power | .200 |
| 0.83 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.60 |
| .132 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .091 |
| .394 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .133 |
| 10.0 | Runs Produced | 4.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.7 | Patience Ratio | 0.4 |
| 0.1 | Balls In Play Average | 0.2 |
| 89.8 | MLB Rating | 72.3 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Attendance: 36,848 | Capacity:
2026 National League East Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta |
- | 21 | W2 | 0.6769231 | 44 |
 Philadelphia |
9.5 | 30 | L1 | 0.53125 | 34 |
 Washington |
11 | 32 | W2 | 0.50769234 | 33 |
 Miami |
14 | 35 | W1 | 0.46153846 | 30 |
 New York |
15.5 | 36 | L1 | 0.4375 | 28 |
2026 National League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Milwaukee |
- | 23 | W2 | 0.62903225 | 39 |
 St. Louis |
5 | 28 | W3 | 0.5483871 | 34 |
 Pittsburgh |
6.5 | 31 | L2 | 0.52307695 | 34 |
 Chicago |
6.5 | 31 | W1 | 0.52307695 | 34 |
| Cincinnati |
8.5 | 32 | L3 | 0.4920635 | 31 |