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Dansby Swanson hits 25th home run

Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson follows through on his solo home run which tied the game at 1 in the bottom of the second inning Monday, Aug. 24, 2021, against the New York Yankees at Truist Park in Atlanta. (Curtis Compton/Curtis.Compton@ajc.com)

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Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson follows through on his solo home run which tied the game at 1 in the bottom of the second inning Monday, Aug. 24, 2021, against the New York Yankees at Truist Park in Atlanta. (Curtis Compton/Curtis.Compton@ajc.com)
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Aug 24, 2021

Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson continued showing his power Monday. He smacked another home run – his fifth in 10 games – though his team fell to the Yankees, 5-1.

It was Swanson’s 25th homer of the season. Only San Diego’s Fernando Tatis Jr. has more among shortstops (34). Since July 4, Swanson leads shortstops in hits (58), homers (12), runs (35) and RBIs (41).

Swanson was hitting .324/.375/.583 over 35 games since the All-Star break entering Monday. His offensive renaissance has keyed the Braves’ revival. Despite seeing their nine-game winning streak ended Monday, the Braves entered Tuesday 4-1/2 games ahead of the second-place Phillies.

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