It was quite the week for Braves slugger Austin Riley, who tied a franchise record with home runs in five straight games while also scoring 16 runners. For his efforts, Riley was named the National League Player of the Week.
Austin Riley is your NL Player of the Week! #ForTheA pic.twitter.com/GYMn3sxv3R
— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) July 24, 2023
Riley, who was experiencing a down 2023 campaign compared to his usual lofty standards, broke out in a big way while hitting the aforementioned five homers, a double, a triple, and two singles during the week of July 17-23.