ATLANTA -- Given the tremendous success
Acuna ended up batting .319 (23-for-72) with nine homers and 1.103 OPS while the Braves went 15-4 against the Marlins this year. This marks the 10th time in franchise history and first since Andruw Jones against the Expos in 2004 that a player hit at least nine homers in less than 75 at-bats against an opponent in one season.\n\nThis stands as the 46th time in franchise history a player has produced a 1.100 OPS or higher with at least 80 plate appearances against a team in a season. The most recent occasions occurred last year, when
Freeman’s game-tying solo homer off Ryne Stanek sparked a stagnant, injury-depleted Braves offense and ensured Soroka would not suffer a tough-luck loss on a night when he scattered a pair of singles through six innings and then surrendered three straight hits, including Starlin Castro’s go-ahead double, to begin the seventh.\n\nSoroka limited the Marlins to three earned runs over 29 innings this year. His bid to win the NL Rookie of the Year Award garnered by Acuna in 2018 is highlighted by his 2.41 ERA, which ties him with Washington's Max Scherzer for MLB’s second-best mark.
After Soroka allowed two earned runs or fewer across at least seven innings for the eighth time this season,