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Acuna back leading off a day after HBP scare

Ronald Acuna Jr., who was listed as day to day earlier on Thursday, is in the lineup tonight against the Rockies, batting leadoff and playing left field.

The CT scan performed Wednesday night on Acuna's left elbow was normal, the Braves announced on Thursday morning; X-rays conducted on Wednesday night were also negative.

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Acuna will enter Thursday night's game on a five-game streak with a home run, including a three-game streak with a leadoff homer in the Braves' first at-bat -- a feat that's been accomplished in the Modern Era (since 1900) by only the Orioles' Brady Anderson in 1996.