Riley went 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBI in Sunday's win over the Phillies.
The third baseman went back-to-back with Matt Olson off Dylan Covey in the first inning, setting the tone for an 11-4 romp. Riley extended his hitting streak to 11 games in the process, a stretch in which he's slashing .372/.391/.721 with six doubles and three of his 10 homers on the year.
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Braves' Austin Riley: Continues domination of Nola
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Riley went 2-for-5 with a pair of home runs and three RBI in Thursday's 8-5 win against Philadelphia.
Riley took Phillies starter Aaron Nola deep twice in the contest, crushing a 459-foot, two-run shot in the first inning and a 458-foot solo homer in the fifth. The third baseman has feasted on Nola's pitching when they've matched up, as Riley is batting .426 with five homers in 48 career at-bats against the hurler. On the season, Riley is up to nine long balls, putting him slightly below pace for a third straight 30-homer campaign.
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Braves' Austin Riley: Belts seventh homer
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Riley went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run Monday in a 12-0 thrashing of Texas.
Riley went deep in the seventh inning, drilling a two-run shot to make the score 10-0. The long ball was his first extra-base hit over his past seven games, a span during which he's hit just .200 with 12 strikeouts over 30 at-bats. After averaging 36 homers and 100 RBI over his previous two campaigns, Riley is a bit below that pace so far in 2023 with seven long balls and 20 runs batted in across 41 contests.
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Braves' Austin Riley: Mashes sixth homer
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Riley went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run in Wednesday's 14-6 win over the Marlins.
Atlanta slugged six homers on the night, with Riley adding to the fireworks in the fifth inning on a Devin Smeltzer changeup. The streaky third baseman has been in a cold stretch lately, batting .143 (6-for-42) over his last 11 games, but Riley's still managed to go deep twice during that time. On the season, he's slashing .239/.331/.427 with six homers and 18 RBI in 31 contests.
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Braves' Austin Riley: Hits fifth homer of season
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Riley went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run, two walks and two additional runs scored in Monday's 11-0 win over the Marlins.
Riley's two-run blast in the sixth extended the Braves's lead to 8-0 and marked his fifth long ball of the season. It was the third time this year that the power-hitting third baseman walked multiple times in a game and the first time he scored three or more runs. Across 23 games (102 plate appearances), Riley is slashing .271/.373/.482.
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Braves' Austin Riley: Slams fourth long ball
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Riley went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in a 2-0 win over the Padres on Monday.
Riley accounted for all of the offense in the contest with his two-run shot off Ryan Weathers in the first inning. The long ball was his fourth of the campaign and extended his hitting streak to eight games. Over that span, he's slashing .323/.389/.548 with a pair of homers, eight runs and four RBI.
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Braves' Austin Riley: Launches 100th career homer
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Riley went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Friday's win over the Royals.
He went back-to-back with Matt Olson in the first inning off Brady Singer, with Riley's blast being the 100th of his big-league career. The third baseman is off to a flying start to 2023, slashing .327/.429/.538 through 14 games with three homers, eight RBI and nine runs.
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Braves' Austin Riley: Goes yard again Tuesday
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Riley went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Tuesday's win over the Cardinals.
His first-inning blast off Steven Matz gave Atlanta all the offense it would need in a 4-1 win. Riley has hits in four straight games and homers in two straight, as the streaky third baseman looks to put together an early season heater.
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Braves' Austin Riley: Crushes first homer of year
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Riley went 1-for-4 with a walk and a solo home run in Monday's win over the Cardinals.
He set the tone for the night with a blast to left field in the first inning that was measured at 473 feet. It was Riley's first homer of the season, but there should be many more coming for the 26-year-old third baseman after he launched a combined 71 over the prior two years while driving in exactly 200 runs.
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Braves' Austin Riley: Blasts third spring homer
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Riley went 2-for-3 with a solo home run in Sunday's Grapefruit League game against the Pirates.
He crushed a Wil Crowe offering the other way to right-center field in the first inning, giving Riley his third long ball of the spring. The slugging third baseman has gone 11-for-39 (.282) during Grapefruit League play with an 8:8 BB:K, and he'll take aim at reaching the 30-homer plateau for the third straight season in 2023.
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Braves' Austin Riley: Looks ready for Opening Day
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Riley has gone 6-for-19 with two home runs, a double and a 5:5 BB:K through nine Grapefruit League games.
The 25-year-old crushed a career-high 38 homers and 39 doubles last season with an .877 OPS, and Riley's done nothing this spring to suggest any serious regression is in order. He'll hit in the heart of a potent Atlanta batting order in 2023 and will take aim at reaching 100 RBI for the second time in his career.
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Braves' Austin Riley: Gets breather Wednesday
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Riley isn't starting Wednesday against Miami.
Riley has gone 0-for-10 with a run, two walks and five strikeouts over the last three games, and he'll get a rare day off for Wednesday's regular-season finale. Ehire Adrianza is starting at the hot corner and batting ninth.
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Braves' Austin Riley: Hits solo homer
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Riley went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 5-2 win over the Mets.
Riley was the first of back-to-back homers with Matt Olson in the second inning Friday, putting Atlanta on the board. Riley has 38 homers on the year, which has him tied with Mike Trout for fourth in baseball. It was Riley's sixth homer in September. The third baseman has struggled this month, batting .206 with 28 strikeouts. During that span, his season batting average dropped from .289 to .275.
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Braves' Austin Riley: Slugs 37th homer
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Riley went 1-for-3 with a walk, a solo home run and a second run scored in Monday's 5-2 win over the Nationals.
He got the party started for Atlanta by taking Cory Abbott deep in the first inning. Riley's slashing .250/.326/.526 over his last 20 contests with six of his career-high 37 homers on the year, and he has 15 games left in the regular season to drive home the eight runs he needs to record his second straight 100-RBI campaign.
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Braves' Austin Riley: Homers in third straight game
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Riley went 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in Friday's 8-1 win over the Marlins.
He took Cole Sulser deep in the seventh inning, one of five Atlanta homers on the night, and Riley extended his personal homer streak to three games. The 25-year-old slugger can be very streaky, but the highs have far outweighed the lows in 2022 and Friday's blast gave Riley a new career high with 34 homers to go along with a career-best .927 OPS. With 29 games left on Atlanta's schedule, he's got a legitimate shot at his first 40-homer campaign.
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Braves' Austin Riley: Slugs 33rd homer
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Riley went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in a 3-0 win over Colorado on Thursday.
Riley put Atlanta on the board in the fourth inning, smashing a 414-foot solo shot to left field. The long ball was his 33rd of the campaign, tying the career-high mark he established last year. Riley is tied with Paul Goldschmidt for the third-most homers in the majors this season.
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Braves' Austin Riley: Turns in three-hit performance
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Riley went 3-for-4 with an RBI double and a run in Saturday's 6-5 loss to the Cardinals.
Riley has left the yard just once in his last 17 games and is batting just .206 during that stretch, but his presence in a loaded Atlanta lineup has allowed him to pick up nine RBI and eight runs. He'll remain in the lineup for Sunday's series finale, manning third base and batting third.
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Braves' Austin Riley: Launches three-run blast
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Riley went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run in Friday's victory over Houston.
Riley's three-run shot in the third inning scored Ronald Acuna and Dansby Swanson. It was Riley's 31st home run of the year, tying him with Yordan Alvarez for third-most in baseball. The third baseman has back-to-back two-hit games and despite batting just .239 for the month, has a .291 batting average on the season.
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Braves' Austin Riley: Five RBI on Tuesday
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Riley went 3-for-6 with one triple, one homer, five RBI and one run scored in Tuesday's 9-7 extra-innings win over the Red Sox.
The All-Star third baseman filled the stat sheet Tuesday with a home run, a triple, and five RBI. The home run was Riley's first since July 29, and the strong performance helped propel Atlanta to the victory over the Red Sox. Tuesday's effort bolsters Riley's MVP case, as he improved to an NL-leading 255 total bases on the season.
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Braves' Austin Riley: Signs decade-long extension
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Riley signed a 10-year, $212 million contract extension with Atlanta on Monday.
Riley has followed up a stellar 2021 season with an even better campaign, as he's established himself as a potential National League MVP candidate by producing a .301/.360/.604 slash line to go with 29 home runs, 68 RBI and 61 runs through 436 plate appearances. Atlanta will keep the 25-year-old in the fold through 2032, and perhaps another year should the team exercise a $20 million club option for 2033. With Riley under contract for the next decade, he'll man the hot corner and occupy a prominent spot in Atlanta's batting order for years to come.
