“One of the best players I've ever seen in my entire life,' Rosario said through a translator.

Rosario followed four batters later with his 21st long ball, a two-run shot to right for a 7-0 lead.Īcuña, who tacked on an RBI single in the fifth, is bidding to become the first player in major league history with a 40-homer, 60-stolen base season. I just think it shows our growth as a team and offense.'Īcuña put that trend to rest in the fourth, driving his 35th homer 455 feet to center with an exit velocity of 110.6 mph to make it 5-0. Even though we're a power team, if you're not striking out. If you put the ball in play, something good can happen. “Last year we would've struck out three times.

“It's kind of a testament to how far we've come as a team,” manager Brian Snitker said. D’Arnaud’s dropped in front of left fielder Jack Suwinski at 71 mph. Arcia had the hardest-hit single at 83.1 mph. The Braves (92-48) have won two straight following a three-game skid.Ītlanta took a 4-0 lead in the third on soft hits - Rosario’s RBI single, Travis d’Arnaud’s two-run single and Orlando Arcia’s RBI single. homered for the seventh time in 11 games, Eddie Rosario went deep and drove in three runs and the major league-leading Atlanta Braves beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-2 on Friday night. Ronald Acuña Jr., Eddie Rosario homer, majors-leading Braves beat Pirates 8-2ĪTLANTA - Ronald Acuña Jr.

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