It took two days, but Ronald Acuna got his 18th home run of the season. The Gwinnett Braves outfielder homered on Tuesday in a game at Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. However, rain forced the game to be suspended and it resumed on Wednesday as the G-Braves went on to a 9-4 victory to make the Acuna home run official.

It took Acuna much less time to hit his 19th home run.

Acuna hit another home run in the nightcap of the Class AAA sweep of the RailRiders with a three-run blast in the fifth inning. For the day, he went 5-for-10 with five RBIs.

In the opener, Acuna delivered his sixth home run as a member of the G-Braves in a four-run third inning. Acuna, who finished the game 3-for-6, also hit three home runs in Advanced-A and nine home runs at Class AA. Also, third baseman Rio Ruiz went 3-for-4 with three RBIs in the G-Braves win.

The G-Braves took the nightcap, shortened to seven innings, 4-1. Acuna went 2-for-4 with four RBIs. Pitcher Matt Wisler left the second game in the seventh inning with a hand injury.

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