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Acuña, Olson power Braves to doubleheader sweep of Marlins

MIAMI — Ronald Acuña homered on the first pitch of the game, Matt Olson hit his 24th homer and the Atlanta Braves beat the Miami Marlins 6-2 to sweep their doubleheader Saturday.

Rookie Vaughn Grissom also went deep for the surging Braves, who won their fifth straight after losing four of five to the NL East-leading New York Mets.

In the first game, Chadwick Thompson doubled twice, singled and drove in three runs to lead Atlanta to a 5-2 win.

Acuña's shot over the wall in center was his 26th career leadoff homer. He also has 10 career blasts on the first pitch, four against Miami.