<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/braves-news-austin-rileys-homer-vs-phillies-puts-atlanta-on-verge-of-breaking-epic-mlb-record');   ga('set', 'title', 'Austin Riley’s homer vs. Phillies puts Braves on verge of breaking epic MLB record');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Braves_news_Austin_Riley_s_homer_vs._Phillies_puts_Atlanta_on_verge_of_breaking_epic_MLB_record.jpg"></figure><h1>Austin Riley’s homer vs. Phillies puts Braves on verge of breaking epic MLB record</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-09-13T20:36:05-07:00">September 13th, 8:36pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-09-13T20:36:05-07:00">September 13th, 8:36pm</time><address><a>Poch de la Rosa</a>Poch has been following the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, NCAA basketball, NCAA football, and other sports for more than 30 years. He has written for publications such as Bleacher Report, I4U News, BuySideSports, Swimsuits &amp; Sports Magazine, The Cold Wire, Pro Football History, and Defiant Takes Football since 2011. Whenever he's not writing about sports, he loves spending time with his wife and son, watching sports events, reading sports biographies and autobiographies, collecting sports apparel and memorabilia, working out, and playing the piano.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Atlanta Braves’ bats just keep on breaking records this season. Austin Riley’s home run against the Philadelphia Phillies put the Braves on the verge of making MLB history yet again.</p><p>Austin Riley hit a two-run blast off Phillies starter Cristopher Sanchez in the top of the first inning to give the Braves a 2-0 lead. Riley’s 35th home run of the year <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNStatsInfo/status/1702104873741791581">made him</a> the third Braves player to reach that mark in the same season, per ESPN Stats &amp; Info. Riley ranks third on the Braves’ home run ladder behind Matt Olson (51) and Ronald Acuna, Jr. (37).</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Braves 3B Austin Riley has hit his 35th HR of the season tonight vs the Phillies.  <br>He is the 3rd Braves player with 35 HR this season –  which is tied for the most players with 35 HR on 1 team in a season in MLB history. <a href="https://t.co/oBWh5vfRW5">pic.twitter.com/oBWh5vfRW5</a></p><p>— ESPN Stats &amp; Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNStatsInfo/status/1702104873741791581?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 13, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Austin Riley wasn’t done. His sacrifice fly allowed Acuna to cross home plate in the top of the third inning. The Braves went on to win 4-1 and clinch their sixth straight NL East division crown.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/braves-matt-olson-austin-riley-unreal-stat">Riley and Olson rewrote</a> the MLB record books in August. They became the first teammates in league history to hit back-to-back home runs in five straight months. Atlanta manager Brian Snitker knew what he was doing when he placed Olson and Riley next to each other in the Braves’ batting order.</p><p>Atlanta’s firepower has been a sight to behold. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/braves-news-max-fried-sends-strong-warning-to-rest-of-mlb-about-atlantas-unbelievable-offensive-firepower">Braves starter</a> Max Fried was right – anybody in their batting order can make opposing pitchers pay. Outside of Matt Olson, Ronald Acuna, Jr., and Austin Riley, opponents have to deal with other deadly hitters. These include Marcell Ozuna, Ozzie Albies, Eddie Rosario, Michael Harris, Sean Murphy, and Travis d’Arnaud.</p><p>Ozuna (34 home runs) and Albies (29 home runs) aren’t that far behind in the Braves’ home run leaderboard. With 17 games left, can they become the first squad in MLB history to have five players hit at least 35 home runs in the same season? The plot thickens with each passing day.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Austin Riley’s homer vs. Phillies puts Braves on verge of breaking epic MLB record

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/braves-news-austin-riley-circles-base-paths-wild-play-thanks-poor-defense-from-phillies');   ga('set', 'title', 'Braves’ Austin Riley circles the base paths in wild play thanks to poor defense from Phillies');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Braves-newsAustin-Riley-circles-the-base-paths-in-wild-play-thanks-to-poor-defense-from-Phillies.jpg"></figure><h1>Braves’ Austin Riley circles the base paths in wild play thanks to poor defense from Phillies</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-09-11T11:19:43-07:00">September 11th, 11:19am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-09-11T11:19:43-07:00">September 11th, 11:19am</time><address><a>Ryan Bologna</a>Ryan Bologna is an author at ClutchPoints. He studied journalism and communication at UConn.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Atlanta Braves and Philadelphia Phillies started a series on Monday in Philadelphia, and it did not get off to a good start for the Phillies, as they let Austin Riley score on a <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1701285065949352353" rel="noopener">wild play</a>.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">AUSTIN RILEY INSIDE-THE-PARK HOME RUN 🤯🚨 </p><p> <a href="https://t.co/5XwZtMmEBC">pic.twitter.com/5XwZtMmEBC</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1701285065949352353?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 11, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Austin Riley blasted a ball deep to the left center field that went off of the wall. It seemed as if Riley would have a two-out triple, but Phillies left fielder Jake Cave misplayed the ball, so Riley bolted for home place. To make matters worse, shortstop Trea Turner had the ball from Cave with enough time to get Riley at home plate with an accurate throw, but the throw was wide of catcher Garrett Stubbs, so Riley scored on the play.</p><p>The play was scored a triple, and an error was given to Jake Cave on the play. So it was not a good start for the Phillies.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/braves-news-ronald-acuna-vocal-atlantas-biggest-strength-playoff-berth" rel="noopener">Braves</a> are comfortably in first place of the National League East, have already clinched a playoff birth and are looking to finish the season with the best record in MLB. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/braves-news-brian-snitkers-hyped-reaction-after-atlanta-secures-first-playoff-berth-of-2023" rel="noopener">Braves</a> currently have 93 wins, three more than the Baltimore Orioles, who have 90. The Los Angeles Dodgers are the next closest team with 87 wins.</p><p>Luckily, even if the Phillies lose this game, they are in a good spot when it comes to making the playoffs. They currently hold the top playoff spot in the National League ahead of the Chicago Cubs and the Arizona Diamondbacks. They are 4.5 games ahead of the Miami Marlins, the first team on the outside looking in.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Braves’ Austin Riley circles the base paths in wild play thanks to poor defense from Phillies

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/braves-matt-olson-austin-riley-unreal-stat');   ga('set', 'title', 'Braves’ Matt Olson, Austin Riley team up for unreal stat');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Braves_news_Matt_Olson_Austin_Riley_team_up_for_unreal_stat.jpg"></figure><h1>Braves’ Matt Olson, Austin Riley team up for unreal stat</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-08-02T14:47:18-07:00">August 2nd, 2:47pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-08-02T14:47:18-07:00">August 2nd, 2:47pm</time><address><a>Anthony Riccobono</a>Anthony Riccobono has been a sports reporter for over a decade. He primarily covers the NFL, MLB and NBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Matt Olson and Austin Riley made history when they hit back-to-back home runs in the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/angels-lucas-giolito-pummeled-by-braves" rel="noopener">Atlanta Braves’ 12-5 win</a> over the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday. Matt Olson and Austin Riley have hit back-to-back homers during a game in April, May, June, July and August. The Braves’ stars are the<a href="https://twitter.com/OptaSTATS/status/1686816232610086975"> first pair of teammates</a> in MLB history to accomplish the feat in five straight months, according to Stats Perform.</p><p>Olson’s home runs off Angels starter Lucas Giolito was his 37th of the 2023 season. The Braves’ first baseman leads the National League in home runs and is only two dingers of Shohei Ohtani’s MLB-leading pace. Riley launched his 25th homer of the year against the Angels.<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/braves-news-austin-riley-finally-gets-the-call-to-nl-all-star-team-after-brutal-snub" rel="noopener"> Riley has been</a> an All-Star in two straight seasons.</p><p>Olson also leads the NL with 91 RBI. The Braves roster is so loaded with talent that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/braves-news-ronald-acuna-jr-2023-home-run-derby-decision" rel="noopener">Olson is viewed</a> as a long shot to win the 2023 NL MVP award. Olson and Riley’s teammate, Ronald Acuna Jr., is the overwhelming favorite to win the award. Acuna Jr. leads the NL with 1.002 OPS. He’s become the first player in 16 years to record at least 25 home runs and 50 stolen bases in the same season.</p><p>The Olson and Riley stat highlights the kind of magical campaign that the Braves have put together in 2023. Atlanta is running away with the NL East, leading the second-place Philadelphia Phillies by 11.5 games. The Braves have the best record in baseball and are 8.5 games ahead of the Dodgers for the No. 1 seed in the league.</p><p>The Braves are on pace for 105 wins and their sixth straight NL East title.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Braves’ Matt Olson, Austin Riley team up for unreal stat

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/braves-austin-riley-speaks-on-doing-damage-amid-wild-home-run-streak');   ga('set', 'title', 'Braves’ Austin Riley speaks on doing ‘damage’ amid wild home run streak');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Screenshot-2023-07-22-at-10.15.17-AM.png"></figure><h1>Braves’ Austin Riley speaks on doing ‘damage’ amid wild home run streak</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-07-22T10:17:57-07:00">July 22nd, 10:17am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-07-22T10:17:57-07:00">July 22nd, 10:17am</time><address><a>Eva Geitheim</a>Eva started as an Associate Editor for Clutch Points in 2023 after recently graduating from UCLA. She has previously written for Lineups.com and is a big fan of all Bay Area sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Atlanta Braves are tallying up the home runs in the second half of the season, especially behind Austin Riley’s four game streak with a home run.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/braves-news-austin-riley-fiery-warning-atlanta-slugs-5-homers-win-twins" rel="noopener">Riley’s streak is notable</a> because he’s now one game short of the Braves record of five straight games with a home run. Nine Braves have tied for this record over the years, including Chipper Jones and Hank Aaron. If Riley hits a home run in each of the next two games, he’ll have the franchise record all to himself.</p><p>Riley <a href="https://www.mlb.com/braves/news/orlando-arcia-austin-riley-homer-in-win-vs-brewers" rel="noopener">spoke on his role</a> as a hitter, saying, “I want to go out there and do my job as the third hitter, which is to drive in runs and do damage. I’m doing that right now, so it feels good,” per Mark Bowman of MLB.com.</p><p>Riley’s teammate, pitcher Michael Soroka, also spoke on his teammate’s recent success saying, “It’s exciting for us, given our lineup and where we are as a team. He’s capable of being as hot as any of them,” per Mark Bowman.</p><p>The Braves in general are piling up the home runs. Four players on the team have over 20 home runs including Matt Olson, Ozzie Albies, Orlando Arcia, and Austin Riley. Only the Los Angeles Dodgers have three players with 20 home runs.</p><p>Their hitters have played a big part in the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/braves-news-matt-olson-atlantas-losing-skid-back-track" rel="noopener">Braves having the best record</a> across the MLB as they are the only team with over 60 wins thus far in the season. The Braves currently boast a 63-33 record, giving them an 11 game lead over the Philadelphia Phillies in the NL East and a seven game advantage over the rest of the National League.</p><p> </p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Braves’ Austin Riley speaks on doing ‘damage’ amid wild home run streak

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/braves-news-austin-riley-fiery-warning-atlanta-slugs-5-homers-win-twins/');   ga('set', 'title', 'Austin Riley drops fiery warning after Braves slug 5 homers in win vs. Twins');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Braves-news-Austin-Riley-drops-fiery-warning-after-Atlanta-slugs-5-homers-in-win-vs.-Twins.jpg"></figure><h1>Austin Riley drops fiery warning after Braves slug 5 homers in win vs. Twins</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-06-28T08:19:28-07:00">June 28th, 8:19am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-06-29T13:34:08-07:00">June 29th, 1:34pm</time><address><a>Owen Crisafulli</a>My name is Owen Crisafulli, and I recently received my Masters in Business Administration from Nichols College. Previously, I obtained my Bachelor's degree in Sport Management, and for awhile I ran my own sports website. Sports are my passion, and I thoroughly enjoy writing about my thoughts and opinions that are related to the game. I have been a lifelong fan of the major professional teams in Boston, and love discussing all topics surrounding those teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/braves-news-spencer-strider-rides-performance-vs-twins-to-pull-off-epic-franchise-feat-not-even-maddux-glavine-smoltz-achieved/" rel="noopener">Atlanta Braves have been on fire</a> to start the 2023 MLB season, and their dominance was once again on full display in their 6-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night. The Braves chased Twins pitcher Joe Ryan from the game after just three innings of work, and Atlanta’s lineup, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/braves-why-spencer-strider-atlanta-stars-excelled-brian-snitker/" rel="noopener">led by Austin Riley</a> and Ronald Acuna Jr., smacked five home runs on the night.</p><p>Riley hasn’t been having the season he likely expected to have after smacking a career-high 38 home runs last year, but he’s been starting to get hot again, as he’s hitting .357 with three home runs over his past seven games. As a whole, Riley’s slow start hasn’t hurt the Braves much, and after another fairly suspense-free victory, he dropped <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/braves-belt-five-home-runs-in-win-over-twins?partnerID=mlbapp-iOS_article-share" rel="noopener">quite a warning</a> to the rest of the league when it comes to the power of Atlanta’s lineup.</p><p>“I think it just goes to show you how deep this lineup is. One through nine can change the game with one swing. When we’re clicking on all cylinders, it puts a lot of pressure on pitchers.” Austin Riley said via MLB.com</p><p>It’s tough to argue with what Riley is saying here, as the Braves have been raking all season long. They already feature seven players who have at least 13 home runs on the season and have just one starter in Matt Olson hitting below .250 right now. Riley isn’t saying anything that the rest of the league doesn’t already know, but it may be time to give the Braves their credit for being one of the best lineups in MLB right now.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2024 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.250	3	5	0.79	0

2024 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.250	3	5	0.79	0

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