MINNEAPOLIS -- While getting a chance to see why the Twins will almost certainly shatter MLB’s all-time home run record, Braves manager Brian Snitker spent the past few days getting a taste of what opposing managers have felt while attempting to neutralize his high-octane offense.\n\nNow that
“Night in and night out, you see \\[our offense\\] put up 10-plus runs,” Fried said. “To put up a four- or five-spot at any time, it’s dangerous.”\n\nAfter being limited to three runs during Monday night’s series-opening loss, the Braves tallied 23 runs over the final two games. They have now scored at least 11 runs 13 times, which is just five shy of their combined total of the past two seasons.
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It’s just what opposing teams have to deal with when facing the Braves’ lineup, which has become more formidable as Albies has produced a 1.023 OPS over the 14 games he has played since moving to the two-hole when Dansby Swanson bruised his right heel.\n\nAlbies’ first-inning homer traveled a career-long 444 feet per Statcast and hit off the upper-level facade in right-center field. The 22-year-old second baseman sparked the three-run third with a leadoff single and then added a sixth-inning solo shot against Perez, who allowed seven runs -- six earned -- over six innings.
“I’m just so proud of what he has done this year and where he has come and how much he has grown and matured,” Snitker said.\n\nGiven the prolonged struggles of their bullpen, the Braves spent this series being reminded of how fortunate they are to have a potent offense. They owned an 11-0 lead entering Tuesday night’s sixth and then saw the powerful Twins close to within 12-7. Sean Newcomb allowed a three-run homer in the seventh and Minnesota hit a ninth-inning solo shot hit off newly acquired closer Shane Greene, who has allowed as many earned runs (five) in three innings for Atlanta as he did over 38 innings for Detroit.\n\nAcuna’s eighth-inning homer on Wednesday proved quite valuable as the Twins created some more tension by tallying four ninth-inning runs against