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Braves prospect Ronald Acuna has 2 hits, 2 stolen bases

Ronald Acuna raised his Triple-A average to .354. (Photo Ed Gardner, Mississippi Braves)
Ronald Acuna raised his Triple-A average to .354. (Photo Ed Gardner, Mississippi Braves)
By Mike Luck
Aug 23, 2017

Ronald Acuna went 2-for-4 but the Gwinnett Braves lost to host Durham 9-7 Tuesday night in Triple-A baseball.

Acuna scored a run, had an RBI, stole two bases and extended his hitting streak to 10 games.

Leading 7-3 in the seventh inning, the Braves (64-63) couldn’t put away the Bulls, who scored six unanswered runs.

Right-hander Aaron Blair started for Gwinnett and he allowed six earned runs and 10 hits in 6 1/3 innings.

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Mike Luck is an Audience Specialist on the sports team at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He has worked at the AJC since 1980.

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