Atlanta's Austin Riley is starting to produce the sort of results that made him an MVP candidate a year ago. He will try to build on those numbers when the Braves host the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday in the second game of a four-game series.
The third baseman hit two tape-measure home runs onThursday night, shots that sailed 459 and 458 feet, in Atlanta's 8-5 win during the series opener.
Riley had two doubles on Wednesday and is 12-for-30 (.400) with five doubles and two homers during an eight-game hitting streak that matches his longest of the season.