ATLANTA — The Braves’ Ronald Acuna is about making history at the start of every game.
He homered on the first pitch from Miami’s Trevor Richards on Tuesday, his third-straight game with a lead-off homer. He’s the first to do so since Brady Anderson homered in four straight in 1999.
Acuna’s hit a home run in five-straight contests, tying the franchise record. He’s the first Brave to achieve such since Brian McCann in 2006.
Charlie Culberson followed Acuna with a homer on the ensuing pitch, putting the Braves up 2-0 on the Marlins.
.@ronaldacunajr24 is the youngest player in the history of Major League Baseball to homer in five straight games.#ChopOn pic.twitter.com/gS3e2wQtkH
— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) August 14, 2018
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