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Friday’s spring training report: Matt Olson takes Tanner Houck deep twice

SCORE: Braves 8, Red Sox 0

RECORD: 10-6-4

BREAKDOWN: Tanner Houck, who’d struggled with his control (8 innings, 8 walks) in his first three starts, showed improved mechanical consistency over 4u2154 innings against a lineup composed chiefly of Atlanta regulars. He allowed four runs on five hits while walking two and striking out five, with most of the damage coming on a pair of mammoth homers by Atlanta first baseman Matt Olson — a solo shot in the first on a sinker and a two-run blast in the fifth on a splitter.