Once again Ronald Acuna Jr. reminded Braves' fans, and the rest of the baseball world, why there's so much hype and excitement about his eventual arrival in Atlanta.
The 20-year-old, who is regarded as the Braves' top prospect (No. 2 in MLB), extended his Spring Training hitting streak to four games and upped his average to .432 as he went 3-for-5 with an RBI and two runs scored in the Braves' 6-3 win over the Astros on Sunday.
While Acuna, as he often does, stole the show, A.J. Minter, the Braves' No. 15 prospect, continued his stellar spring as well. The 24-year-old lefty gave up a hit, but struck out the side in a scoreless inning -- keeping his ERA at 0.00 through six appearances.
Other top prospect performances from Sunday's action:
• No. 15 overall prospect Mitch Keller (Pirates No. 1) looked stellar in his Spring Training debut. The right-hander notched a trio of strikeouts and gave up one hit in two scoreless frames.
• No. 23 overall Austin Hays (Orioles No. 2) and teammate Cedric Mullins (Orioles No. 7) combined to go 3-for-4 in Baltimore's 5-4 loss to the Mets. Hays went 1-for-1 with a double, while Mullins, who also stole two bases, went 2-for-3.
• No. 35 overall prospect Scott Kingery (Phillies No. 2) continued to impress with another multihit effort. The 23-year-old went 2-for-4 and is now slashing .378/.410/.676. The versatile prospect also made his first start at third base and showed he is certainly capable of playing the position.
• No. 60 overall prospect Jesus Luzardo (Athletics No. 2) put together a solid outing in his second Spring Training appearance. The lefty, who has yet to allow a run, kept White Sox hitters off-balance for 2 1/3 innings as he yielded two hits and struck out two. Sheldon Neuse, the A's No. 11 prospect, provided plenty of offense, going 2-for-3 with five RBIs. Neuse drove in three runs via a homer in the fourth and then hit a two-run single in the fifth.
• Dodgers No. 12 prospect Edwin Rios hit his third homer of Spring Training in a split-squad loss to the Brewers. Rios, who is hitting .423 this spring, went 1-3 with a solo blast.
• Indians No. 20 prospect Eric Haase showed off his power with his third homer, a grand slam, in a 11-4 win over the Cubs. Haase, who finished 1-for-3, cleared the bases with a mammoth homer over the right-field wall in the third inning.
• Marlins No. 9 prospect Brian Anderson and No. 19 Joe Dunand showed off their power with a trio of extra-base hits, including a pair of homers, in a loss to the Yankees. Anderson, who is heating up after a slow start, went 2-for-3 with a double, homer and two RBIs, while Dunand hit a solo homer in his only at-bat.
• Reds No. 19 prospect Alex Blandino bumped his Spring Training average to .387 with a pair of hits in a win over the D-backs. Blandino, who finished 2-for-3, scored a run and drove one in via a second-inning triple.