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Braves bash 6 HRs in rout of Reds

September 19 - Matt Olson and Michael Harris II each clubbed a pair of home runs as the Atlanta Braves crushed the host Cincinnati Reds 15-3 on Thursday afternoon in the rubber match of a three-game series.

Olson opened the scoring with a second-inning solo shot before his three-run blast put Atlanta (83-70) up 8-1 in the fifth. Harris cleared the right-center-field wall to open the eighth, then cracked a three-run homer an inning later.

Harris finished 3-for-5 with four RBIs and four runs scored.

Ramon Laureano and Jorge Soler also smacked three-run homers for the Braves, who trail the Mets and Diamondbacks by 1 1/2 games in the National League wild-card race.