MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA BRAVES AT MINNESOTA TWINS
08/26/2024
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA BRAVES AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 2540 - MONDAY, AUGUST 26TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Braves (72-61) 0 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 8 16 0
Minnesota Twins (69-62) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 0
Acuna Jr. on Fire, 5-for-5 Against Minnesota
Ronald Acuna Jr. really sizzled at the plate in today's 8-2 win over Twins. The Atlanta right fielder blistered Minnesota for 5 hits in 5 at-bats.

"Acuna Jr. was too tough to get out today," the Twins skipper said in the postgame interview. "No matter what we threw him, he hit it. And he hit some good pitches, too."

Ronald Acuna Jr. doubled in the 1st, singled in the 3rd, hit an RBI single in the 5th, hit an RBI single in the 6th and singled in the 9th.

Presently Acuna Jr. is batting .312 with 154 hits and 29 home runs. He has knocked in 74 runs and scored 81 times.
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Harris II CF 5 2 2 1 0 1 2 .259 11 39
A. Riley 3B 5 1 2 0 0 2 0 .275 23 56
R. Acuna Jr. RF 5 2 5 2 0 0 0 .312 29 74
M. Olson 1B 5 1 1 2 0 0 6 .243 29 79
M. Ozuna LF 4 0 1 1 1 1 3 .240 21 73
O. Albies DH 5 1 2 1 0 2 1 .277 20 74
V. Grissom 2B 5 0 1 1 0 0 3 .236 1 12
S. Murphy C 5 0 1 0 0 3 1 .258 12 42
O. Arcia SS 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .253 8 24
Totals 43 8 16 8 1 11 18      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Acuna Jr. (27, 1st Inning off C. Paddack, 0 on, 2 outs) , O. Albies (27, 2nd Inning off C. Paddack, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Harris II (15, 6th Inning off L. Varland, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Olson (29, 9th Inning off J. Duran, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Harris II 3 , A. Riley 2 , R. Acuna Jr. 6 , M. Olson 4 , M. Ozuna , O. Albies 3 , V. Grissom , S. Murphy , O. Arcia
2-out RBI: M. Ozuna , O. Albies
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Harris II , M. Olson , M. Ozuna , V. Grissom , S. Murphy
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Arcia-Grissom-Olson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Castro LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .235 4 10
J. Miranda 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .293 19 54
R. Lewis 2B 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .299 21 51
W. Maldonado DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .236 35 85
B. Buxton CF 3 1 0 0 1 3 1 .249 24 50
R. Jeffers C 4 0 1 2 0 1 0 .240 18 54
M. Wallner RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .203 30 70
   a-J. Polanco PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .238 23 64
E. Julien 1B 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .324 3 6
C. Correa SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .263 18 61
Totals 30 2 4 2 4 14 12      
a - J. Polanco pinch hit for M. Wallner in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Jeffers (18, 9th Inning off Y. Kikuchi, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Miranda , R. Lewis , R. Jeffers 2 , E. Julien
2-out RBI: R. Jeffers
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Maldonado , B. Buxton , J. Polanco
GIDP: W. Castro
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Miranda (1) , R. Lewis (22)
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Strider W (10-9) 8.1 3 1 1 3 12 0 108 4.40   
Y. Kikuchi 0.2 1 1 1 1 2 0 23 3.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Strider 82
Batters Faced: S. Strider 30, Y. Kikuchi 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Strider 7-5, Y. Kikuchi 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Strider 108-70, Y. Kikuchi 23-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: Y. Kikuchi 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Paddack L (13-8) 4.2 10 4 4 0 5 0 90 5.02   
L. Varland 2.2 4 2 2 0 3 0 37 3.03   
R. Henriquez 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 2.56   
J. Duran 1.0 2 2 2 1 1 1 25 2.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Paddack 33
Batters Faced: C. Paddack 24, L. Varland 12, R. Henriquez 2, J. Duran 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Paddack 4-5, L. Varland 3-2, R. Henriquez 0-0, J. Duran 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Paddack 90-56, L. Varland 37-29, R. Henriquez 11-6, J. Duran 25-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Varland 2-0
WP: J. Duran
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ronald Acuna Jr.
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Clear skies (66 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:40 PM CT
Time: 3:38
Attendance: 32260
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