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Ronald Acuna: By the (impressive) numbers

Ronald Acuna of the Atlanta Braves and the World Team swings at a pitch against the U.S. Team during the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game at Marlins Park on July 9, 2017 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)

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Ronald Acuna of the Atlanta Braves and the World Team swings at a pitch against the U.S. Team during the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game at Marlins Park on July 9, 2017 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
By Chris Vivlamore
Aug 17, 2017

Ronald Acuna, the Braves top prospect, has been with the Class AAA Gwinnett Braves since July 13th and has put up some impressive numbers in 33 games. That includes a 5-for-10 performance, with two home runs, in the G-Braves’ two wins over Scranton-Wilkes/Barre on Wednesday.

Here’s a look inside the numbers for the month stay of the 19-year-old Venezuelan right fielder:

Average: .341 (46 of 135)

Extra-base hits: 20 (11doubles, two triples, seven home runs)

Total bases: 82

OPB: .407

Slug: .607

OPS: 1.014

RBI: 20

Runs: 25

Walks: 14

Ks: 28

Stolen bases: 4

Caught stealing: 5

Hitless games: 9 (includes a one at-bat game)

Multi-hit games: 15

Four-hit games: 2

Three-hit games: 3

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Chris Vivlamore is the sports editor at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He has served as reporter and editor at the AJC since 2003.

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