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Acuña HR, plunked again, Braves top Marlins 9-5 to open NLDS

HOUSTON (AP) -- Ronald Acuna Jr. made history with a leadoff home run to start things off for the Atlanta Braves in their NL Division Series opener against Miami.

And another hit - once more by the Marlins, this time with Sandy Alcantara's fastball to the left hip - fired up the Braves and fueled their comeback in a 9-5 win Tuesday.

''I think it woke us up,'' said Travis d'Arnaud, who launched a tiebreaking homer during Atlanta's six-run rally in the seventh inning . ''And we took advantage of that momentum.''

D'Arnaud also doubled and singled in driving in four runs and Dansby Swanson homered during the big comeback to help power Atlanta.