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Braves bash three homers, down Marlins

Ronald Acuna Jr. slugged a pair of two-run homers and Ozzie Albies added a solo blast as the Atlanta Braves defeated the host Miami Marlins 8-4 on Friday night.

Julio Teheran (7-7) tied his season high with seven innings while allowing five hits, one walk and one run. He struck out seven. The right-hander has pitched 25 innings against the Marlins this year, allowing just one run.

Acuna, who went 3-for-5, has 32 home runs this season. He has homered in four consecutive games and has gone deep seven times in his past eight contests.

In 32 career games against the Marlins, Acuna has 14 homers and 32 RBIs.