Braves pound Slade Cecconi, score 6 runs in sixth in rout of Guardians

Ronald Acuna Jr. , Matt Olson and Michael Harris II each hit home runs in the sixth inning as the Atlanta Braves picked up an 11-5 win over the visiting Cleveland Guardians on April 10. Atlanta sent 10 batters to the plate, pounded out seven hits and scored six runs in the decisive sixth inning.

Acuna's first home run of the season came on a hanging curve ball and tied the score 2-2. Drake Baldwin singled to center before Olson launched a 3-0 pitch to right field for a two-run homer that put the Braves up 4-2. Austin Riley singled to left field and scored on Dominic Smith's RBI single for a 5-2 lead.

Harris' two-run shot scored Smith as the Braves opened up a 7-2 lead. Ozzie Albies and Smith notched two-out RBI singles in the seventh and Atlanta led 9-2. The Guardians loaded the bases in the eighth and Rhys Hoskins hit single to score Chase DeLauter .

Angel Martinez's RBI bloop single drove in Juan Brito and Hoskins as Cleveland cut its deficit to 9-5. An RBI double by Baldwin gave the Braves a 10-5 lead in the bottom of the inning. He scored on an error two hitters later as Atlanta closed out the scoring.