Ronald Acuña Jr. dropped to fourth in lineup

The homer was Acuña’s 200th, making him the 57th player in MLB history to hit 200 homers and steal 200 bases. He’s also the eighth active player to accomplish the feat. The steal was his 20th of the season, and only the fourth time in his career he’s reached that mark given how many injury-shortened campaigns he’s had. 2026 hasn’t been one of his better seasons, so it’ll be interesting to see where his ADP settles this offseason. Set to enter his age-29 season in 2027, Acuña still possesses plenty of high-end fantasy upside whenever he’s healthy.

Albies’ home run was his 21st of the season. He hit a solo shot off Jake Irvin in the second inning. Albies hadn’t hit a home run since August 11 against the Mets, a span of 18 games. He’s hitting .254 with a .725 OPS and 68 RBI this year.

Acuña’s RBI came in the third inning and put Atlanta up 2-0. The 28-year-old has had another injury-riddled season, limited to 84 games thus far. As he gets further removed from his historic 2023, that year’s strikeout rate looks more and more like a career outlier. Still, Acuña possesses as much upside as any hitter in fantasy if he can stay healthy for a full season. It has been nice to see him swipe 19 bases this year, though his efficiency hasn’t been great, as he’s been caught eight times.

The 28-year-old superstar has really struggled since his return from the injured list in late July, slashing a woeful .188/.248/.366 with six homers, 13 RBI, three swipes and a 33/8 K/BB ratio over 121 plate appearances. A day off to clear his head against Dodgers’ right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto isn’t the worst idea in the world. Mike Yastremzki will start in his place in right field and bat seventh for the Braves.

Albies also had a sac fly, because of course he did. Tonight’s was his 13th of the season, overtaking Henry Aaron and Del Crandall for the Braves’ single-season record (oddly enough, both of them did it in 1960). Vinnie Pasquantino in 2023 is the only other player to have 13 sac flies in a season this decade. Francisco Lindor, with 15 in 2016, was the last to have more than that. According to Baseball Reference, the record since sac flies were first tracked in 1954 is 19 by Gil Hodges in 1954.

Acuña is still in a little 2-for-24 slump in his last six games, but some good news is that he’s starting to run again. He didn’t attempt a steal in his first 18 games back from his latest hamstring injury, but he’s 2-for-3 in his last eight games even while struggling to reach base. He’s stolen 17 bases in 79 games on the season.

Acuña’s home run was his 13th of the season. He hit a solo shot off Eduardo Rodriguez in the first inning. Acuña is 14-for-53 (.264) with five home runs and eight RBI in 13 games so far in August. He’s hitting .244 with a .791 OPS and 31 RBI.

Albies broke a scoreless affair with a solo homer off an otherwise excellent Nolan McLean to give Atlanta a 1-0 lead. It also gives Albies 20 homers on the season, and he’s driven in 64 over Atlanta’s 120 games. A very solid — if unspectacular — season for Albies.

Acuña cut into the Yankees’ lead in the eighth inning with a solo homer off Brent Headrick. It was his fifth home run in 12 games since returning from the injured list. The 28-year-old outfielder is up to 12 homers with 15 steals while hitting .247/.358/.444 across 288 plate appearances.

The 28-year-old superstar got the scoring started in the ballgame with a 390-foot (103.8-mph EV) two-run shot off of Janson Junk in the third inning that fell short of the outfield wall, but the Marlins’ outfielders collided and the ball got knocked out of the glove of Esteury Ruiz and bounced into the stands for a home run. He then cleared the fence with a 337-foot (97.3-mph EV) solo shot off of Cade Gibson in the eighth that made it a 9-2 ballgame. His bat appears to be heating up, which is terrifying news for the rest of the National League. On the season, he’s now slashing .244/.358/.436 to go with 11 homers, 27 RBI and 15 stolen bases (in 22 attempts) across 279 plate appearances.