ATLANTA -- After watching Ronald Acuna Jr. display his impressive opposite-field power during Friday night’s 4-0 win over the Marlins at SunTrust Park, Braves catcher Tyler Flowers was among those praising the five-tool talents of this phenom, who could be a force in Atlanta’s lineup for at least the next decade.

“He’s got the craziest pop and speed and power I’ve seen,” Flowers said. “And he can run and he can throw. Other than that, he probably can’t throw a hundred [mph]. I don’t know, maybe he can.”

Less than 120 games into his career, Acuna has given us reason to wonder if he truly is the total package. The 21-year-old outfielder has batted just .167 (4-for-24) through seven games, but he has consistently shown the discipline and plate coverage that allowed him to decide this latest victory with the 389-foot opposite-field homer he hit against Marlins starter Pablo Lopez’s 3-2 changeup.

Dating back to last year’s All-Star break, Acuna has homered 21 times, or once every 13.7 at-bats. The budding superstar, who signed an eight-year, $100 million contract earlier this week, has tallied eight of those homers within the 50 at-bats tallied against the Marlins within this span.

“He seems like he has a really good approach up there,” Braves starter Kevin Gausman said. “There’s not many spots in his zone that aren’t red. He’s pretty tough. I’m glad he’s on my team.”

The Braves have won four straight since beginning the season with three consecutive losses in Philadelphia. Their success over the past two nights has been significantly influenced by the starts made by Max Fried and Gausman, who surrendered two hits and tossed seven scoreless innings as he made his season debut in this series opener against the Marlins.

After issuing two consecutive walks to being the game, Gausman retired 19 of the next 21 batters he faced. The right-hander, who battled right shoulder inflammation during the first week of Spring Training, received all the support he needed when Acuna and Flowers both homered off Lopez in the fourth.

“Every at-bat I’m usually looking for a fastball,” Acuna said through an interpreter. “But he threw a changeup. So, I let it come in a little further and I was able to make good contact.”

Acuna tallied his first homer of the season Monday against a changeup thrown by Cubs right-hander Kyle Hendricks, who limited opponents to a .180 average (60-for-333) against this pitch last year. Lopez limited opponents to a .125 (5-for-40) average against this pitch last year.

But as his fateful 3-2 delivery crossed the plate Friday, it was no match for the quick strong hands of Acuna, who entered the game leading all MLB players with a .412 (14-for-34) batting average against changeups since the start of 2018. His .853 slugging percentage against the pitch within this span ranked third, trailing only Mike Trout and Nelson Cruz.

“It was an OK [changeup],” Lopez said. “It had the location. It didn't have the movement that you want on that pitch, and he put a good swing on it.”

Adding to the splendor of Acuna’s latest home run was the ease with which he drove it the other way, much like he had during Spring Training when he frequently hit balls over the high right-center field portion of the scoreboard at ESPN’s Wide World of Sports complex.

“I think one of the more impressive things about him is his ability to drive the ball that way like left-handers do,” Flowers said.

Acuna’s 389-foot shot against Lopez was the second-longest of the six opposite-field homers he’s tallied during his young career. The only longer one was a 394-foot shot he sent into Fenway Park’s right field seats against Craig Kimbrel on May 26.

Entering Friday, just six opposite-field home runs hit against an offspeed pitch by a right-handed hitter had traveled as far as 389 feet.

“It’s just so effortless,” Braves manager Brian Snitker said. “He puts a good swing on a ball and it goes. He keeps amazing me with the pitches he takes and how he can stay alive in the count. He’s pretty special.”