Mandatory Credit: Amber Searls-USA Acquire Licensing Rights Read moreSeptember 23 - Ronald Acuna Jr. and Austin Riley homered in the first inning, and the Atlanta Braves defeated the host Washington Nationals 9-6 to move closer to the 100-win mark Friday night.
Acuna led off the game with his 40th home run of the season.
Two batters after Acuna, Riley's 37th homer gave Atlanta a 3-0 lead before an out was recorded.
Riley's sacrifice fly in the third inning pushed the Braves' lead to 4-0.
Ozzie Albies doubled for an Atlanta run in the fifth.
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Ronald Acuna Jr, Amber Searls, Austin Riley, Marcell Ozuna, Riley, Acuna, Riley's, Charlie Morton, Michael Tonkin, Patrick Corbin, CJ Abrams, Jake Alu, Joey Meneses, groundout, Ildemaro Vargas, Ozzie Albies, Abrams, Ozuna
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District of Columbia, Atlanta Braves, Washington Nationals, Nationals, National League East, Braves, Atlanta, Chicago White Sox, Washington, Thomson
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Washington, District, USA