Acuna still sizzling, homers twice in Braves' 10-6 win

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    Ronald Acuna Jr. had a case of jitters before he stepped in the batter's box for the first time Tuesday night.

    He had homered in the leadoff spot twice in a doubleheader the day before, so even Acuna wondered if it could happen again.

    "I wasn't sure I'd be able to hit another home run like that," he said through a translator. "At first I laughed a lot, but then I got nervous again."

    He didn't stay nervous for long.

    Acuna became the youngest player in major league history to homer in five straight games, hitting a leadoff shot on the first pitch and adding a three-run long ball in the seventh inning to help the surging Atlanta Braves beat the Miami Marlins 10-6.

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