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The Cincinnati Reds will try to extend their Opening Day good fortune to a second straight game Friday when they face the host Atlanta Braves in the second game of a four-game, season-opening series.
The Reds took advantage of several softly hit balls that fell in open spaces early in the Thursday contest as they spoiled Atlanta's celebration of its 2021 World Series title with a 6-3 win.
The Braves are dealing with an off-field distraction between their young rehabbing superstar Ronald Acuna Jr. and their former first baseman, Freddie Freeman, who signed a six-year, $162 million free agent deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers in the offseason.