WATCH: Matt Olson and Austin Riley hit back to back homeruns to open the game
Atlanta's lost players to injury and there's questions about production - from the bottom of the lineup, generally, and the DH position specifically.
But as long as the Atlanta Braves have Ronald Acuña Jr, Matt Olson, and Austin Riley in the lineup, they'll be in any game.
After a leadoff single, Matt Olson hit a bomb to make it 2-0 in the top of the 1st, and Riley followed that up with a bomb of his own.
Not only did the two go back to back, but Austin Riley's home run was his 100th of his career.
Atlanta went on to score a 4th run in the 1st inning after newly-promoted Vaughn Grissom doubles home Eddie Rosario, staking Charlie Morton to a 4-0 lead before he threw a single pitch.
Game two of the series is Saturday, Jackie Robinson Day, with a 4:10 ET first pitch. The game broadcast, with Voice of the Braves Brandon Gaudin, is available inside Braves Country on Bally Sports South and is available on MLB.TV outside of the broadcast area. The radio call, with Ben Ingram, is available locally on 680 AM/93.7 FM The Fan or outside the Atlanta market on the Atlanta Braves Radio Network or MLB.com.
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