Folty tosses gem as Braves sweep twin bill

[Hawksquawk]

On the first pitch of the Braves' half of the first inning, Ronald Acuna Jr. made history as the fourth player to lead off both games of a doubleheader with a home run. Atlanta's good fortune continued as Mike Foltynewicz returned to his All-Star form, hurling eight innings of one-run ball, and Freddie Freeman clobbered his first homer since July 30. Merandy Gonzalez made his first Major League start for the Marlins and showed flashes of promise, but he ended the day after giving up three runs in 4 2/3 innings. J.T. Realmuto scored the lone run for Miami and collected two hits.

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