Ronald Acuna Jr. and Ozzie Albies led off the game with home runs to spark a six-run first inning and help the Atlanta Braves to a 7-0 win over the visiting Miami Marlins on Saturday.
The Braves jumped on rookie phenom Eury Perez, who entered the game with 21 consecutive scoreless innings. Perez was knocked out after seven of the eight batters he faced reached base, five of them on extra base hits, resulting in six Atlanta runs.
The winning pitcher was Charlie Morton . He pitched 5 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing four hits and one walk with five strikeouts. Morton won his third straight start and improved to 13-5 in his career against Miami. Perez had allowed only one run over his previous six starts but gave up a career-high six runs and seven hits. He saw his ERA jump from 1.34 to 2.47.
Acuna began the game with the 30th leadoff home run of his career, seven of those against the Marlins. Albies followed with his 19th homer. Sean Murphy, Marcell Ozuna and Orlando Arcia added RBI doubles.
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