Braves ride 3 HRs, 14 walks to victory

Ronald Acuna Jr and Marcell Ozuna each hit a two-run homer, Austin Riley homered and drove in four, and the visiting Atlanta Braves emerged with a 10-7 win over the Kansas City Royals on Monday.

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The Royals tied a franchise record by issuing 14 walks, a mark reached four times previously. The Braves’ offence matched their best-ever walk total, equally a record achieved twice before.

Riley broke things open with a three-run double in the eighth for the Braves, who snapped a five-game losing streak. Atlanta's Spencer Strider (5-8) allowed two first-inning runs but no more while grinding into the sixth.

Meanwhile, 45-year-old Rich Hill (0-2) walked six and allowed four runs and three hits in four innings during his second start for Kansas City, who had won five of the previous seven.