Acuña homers, shines defensively, Braves beat Mets 5-3

Ronald Acuna Jr. homered and threw out a runner at the plate to back Max Fried's fifth straight win, leading the Atlanta Braves past the New York Mets 5-3 on a sweltering Tuesday night.
Aug 14, 2019, 05:23 am - Associated Press
NYM
ATL
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M. Fried
win

M. Fried14-4

6.0 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 4 K, 3 BB
Z. Wheeler
loss

Z. Wheeler9-7

5.0 IP, 12 H, 5 ER, 2 K, 2 BB
M. Melancon
save

M. Melancon2

1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 K, 0 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

NYMATL
1stDonaldson singled to center, Acuña Jr. scored, Freeman to second.01
1stJoyce singled to deep right, Freeman scored, Donaldson to third.02
2ndMcNeil singled to left, Lagares scored, Wheeler to second.12
2ndFreeman singled to left, Fried scored.13
4thAcuña Jr. homered to left (409 feet).14
5thInciarte doubled to right, McCann scored.15
8thConforto grounded into fielder's choice to first, Alonso scored, Ramos out at second.25
8thLagares reached on infield single to first, Conforto scored, Frazier to second.35
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