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Austin Riley, Julio Teheran pace Braves’ attack in win over Cardinals

Atlanta Braves rookie Austin Riley follows through on a base hit in the fifth inning of Thursday night's home win against the St. Louis Cardinals. Atlanta Braves rookie Austin Riley follows through on a base hit in the fifth inning of Thursday night's home win against the St. Louis Cardinals.

By Associated Press May 17, 2019 4 min read

Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Julio Teheran delivers to a St. Louis Cardinals batter in the first inning Thursday night at SunTrust Park.

ATLANTA – Austin Riley’s MLB career is just getting started, and Atlanta Braves manager Brian Snitker likes where it’s headed.

“I love everything about what he’s doing,” Snitker said. “He’s in a good place offensively. He’s confident, and rightly so from where he came from and what he’s doing. He’s just carrying it over.”

Riley went 3-for-4 and drove in a run, Julio Teheran pitched five-plus scoreless innings and the Braves won for the fifth time in six games with a 10-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday night.

Riley, who on Wednesday homered in his second at-bat in the major leagues, doubled off the top of the wall in the second inning and singled in a run in the third. He scored twice.

He’s hitting .407 with 32 RBIs over his past 20 games between Atlanta and Triple-A Gwinnett.