Braves first to 40 wins as Acuña logs 15th career multihomer game
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CINCINNATI – Ronald Acuña Jr., Jorge Mateo, and Matt Olson each hit solo homers – Acuña tallying two for his 15th career multihomer game – and Martín Pérez allowed two runs in five innings as the Braves beat the Reds, 5-2, to clinch the weekend series at Great American Ball Park on Saturday night.
With the victory, Atlanta (40-19) became the first team to 40 wins in 2026.
Ozzie Albies doubled and scored on Mike Yastrzemski’s single to put Atlanta ahead 1-0 in the second inning.
Acuña homered for the third time in three games to tie the score 2-2 in the third. It marked the seventh time in Acuña’s career that he’s homered in at least three consecutive games.
Acuña added a second solo homer in the ninth, blasting one over the center-field fence to cap his dazzling night at the dish that also included steals of second and third base in the fifth inning.
Mateo’s third homer of the season put the Braves ahead 3-2 in the fifth and Matt Olson’s 16th homer, off left-hander Brock Burke, extended the lead to 4-2 in the seventh.
Pérez allowed a two-run home run to JJ Bleday for his only earned runs. He walked three and struck out two while pitching five innings for the eighth straight start.
Reds starter Brady Singer allowed three earned runs on four hits including two homers in five innings.