Braves Make Ronald Acuna Jr. Move
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The Atlanta Braves escaped with a 7-6 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday thanks to a clutch home run from Sean Murphy.
They tried Ronald Acuña Jr. as their No. 3 hitter. It was the first time he ever hit third. In fact, it was the first time he hit in any spot besides leadoff in the Atlanta lineup since May 9, 2019, per Grant McAuley.
Sean Murphy, Ronald Acuña Jr. and Marcell Ozuna homered and the Atlanta Braves rallied against St. Louis' two top relievers to beat the Cardinals 7-6 on Saturday.
The Atlanta Braves aren't planning to shock baseball ahead of the MLB trade deadline. According to FanSided's Robert Murray, the Braves don't plan to trade anyone who they have under contract beyond this season. That removes the craziest name floated in trade speculation of late: Ronald Acuña Jr.
Ronald Acuña Jr. went yard twice against the Athletics on Wednesday, marking the 14th time that he has given the Atlanta Braves multiple home runs out of the leadoff spot in his career.
Ronald Acuña Jr. hits two home runs as the Atlanta Braves crushed the Athletics 9-2 . Acuña's first homer was a massive leadoff shot and his second came in the fourth for his 14th career multi-homer game.