Allan Winans tossed seven shutout innings Saturday afternoon for the visiting Atlanta Braves, who hit six home runs while cruising to a 21-3 win over the New York Mets in the first game of a day/night doubleheader.
Major league home-run leader Matt Olson hit two home runs for the Braves, while Ozzie Albies hit a two-run homer and finished with six RBIs. Nicky Lopez hit the last of Atlanta's homers and had five RBIs.
Daniel Vogelbach hit a three-run home run in the eighth inning for the Mets. Vogelbach, Jeff McNeil and Omar Narvaez all had two hits each. The Braves immediately took the lead against Reyes. Acuna Jr. led off the first by legging out an infield single, stole second and took third on a groundout before scoring on Riley's bloop single to right.
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