The long-awaited arrival of Braves wunderkind Ronald Acuna lived up to the hype as baseball’s consensus No. 1 prospect helped Atlanta win its first two games since his arrival, salvaging a series split  of a four-game series at Cincinnati to start a three-city trip. Acuna had three hits including an upper-deck homer in his second game.

David O’Brien discussses Acuna, the team’s encouraging start and his favorite current shows on TV (a NetFlix-intensive list bereft of traditional broadcast network fare).

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Recently retired Atlanta Braves manager Brian Snitker was shown on the video board during the Falcons' Monday Night Football game against the Bills and was received warmly by fans. (Colin Hubbard/AP)

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