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Freddie Freeman, Matt Joyce hit home runs to lift Braves over Blue Jays

Photo by The Associated Press / Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. hits a two-run double against the host Toronto Blue Jays during the second inning of Wednesday night's game.
Photo by The Associated Press / Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. hits a two-run double against the host Toronto Blue Jays during the second inning of Wednesday night's game. Photo by The Associated Press / Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. hits a two-run double against the host Toronto Blue Jays during the second inning of Wednesday night's game.

By Associated Press 4 min read

TORONTO – Limited to a single run in each of their previous two games, the Atlanta Braves found the offense they’ve been looking for.

Freddie Freeman and Matt Joyce each homered and drove in a pair of runs as the Braves beat the Toronto Blue Jays 9-4 Wednesday night.

Ronald Acuña Jr. added a two-run double as the National League’s East Division leaders snapped a two-game losing streak and won for the ninth time in 11 games.

“It was good,” Atlanta manager Brian Snitker said. “We needed that. We needed to come out and score some runs.”

Pitching had carried Atlanta over its previous 11 games, helping the Braves go 8-3 despite a team batting average of .198 and an average of fewer than four runs scored per game.