Braves Beat Opponents 5-2 for 40th Win as Acuna Homers and Bullpen Locks Down
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Updated · Battery Power · May 31
Braves Beat Opponents 5-2 for 40th Win as Acuna Homers and Bullpen Locks Down
7 articles · Updated · Battery Power · May 31
Atlanta reached 40-19 with a 5-2 victory, becoming the first MLB team to 40 wins as Ronald Acuna powered the offense with a home run.
Martin Perez gave the Braves a solid start before the bullpen carried the game home, extending a run built on power hitting and late pitching control.
The milestone comes despite Atlanta missing roughly half its projected rotation, plus stretches without Acuna and Drake Baldwin and uneven production from Austin Riley and Ha-Seong Kim.
Atlanta’s outlook is improving as Spencer Schwellenbach, Hurston Waldrep and AJ Smith-Shawver move back toward health, with Acuna now looking fully back in form.
Despite 40 wins, could a taxed bullpen and unproven prospects derail Atlanta’s 'scary' October potential?
Is Atlanta’s bullpen-first strategy the new blueprint for winning with an injured starting rotation?