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Watch: Braves have a good day, beat Blue Jays

Sean Newcomb allowed one run (a homer) in three innings. Ronald Acuna played center field and was 1-for-3. He’s hitting .423. Mike Soroka struck out two in two scoreless innings. Austin Riley hit his second home run and is hitting .222. Catcher Alex Jackson was 1-for-3 and has a .188 average. Rio Ruiz hit his first homer and is batting .172. Matt Wisler fanned two in two scoreless innings. First baseman Carlos Franco had 2 hits, one of them his second homer. The Braves are 6-6.
March 6, 2018

The Braves beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-1 in a spring training game Tuesday afternoon.

It was a good day to be a Brave. Five pitched well and three hit home runs.

Watch the video above to quickly learn nine things about the game and the team.

The Braves open the season on March 29 when they host the Phillies.

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