Braves Rout Pirates 20-1

CBS Pittsburgh

May 22, 2021

Ronald Acuña Jr. hit a grand slam in the second inning off Tyler Anderson, pinch-hitter Ehire Adrianza added another slam in the eighth against position player Wilmer Difo and the Atlanta Braves homered seven times in a 20-1 rout of the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night.

Austin Riley homered twice for his first multihomer game, and Ozzie Albies, Marcell Ozuna and Dansby Swanson also went deep for the Braves, who became the first team in major league history to have seven or more homers in a game that included two slams, according to STATS.

Acuña had five RBIs and gave Atlanta a 5-0 lead with his 14th homer, which tied the Los Angeles Angels’ Shohei Ohtani for the major league lead. Acuña’s first slam came against Pittsburgh’s Alex McRae on June 10, 2019.

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