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Profar

Profar drove in Ronald Acuña Jr. with an RBI single off of Cade Horton in the third inning, pulling the Braves to within a run at 2-1. That would be the extent of their offense. Profar has done a nice job for the Braves when on the field this season, slashing .257/.354/.474 with 13 homers, 39 RBI and eight stolen bases in just 291 plate appearances.

Profar took Luis Castillo deep for his 13th home run in 61 games this season. He also has 38 RBI with a .261/.360/.486 slash line in what has been a solid season since coming back from his suspension.

Profar missed three games due to paternity leave earlier this week, but he’s been solid offensively since returning from his suspension. He’s hitting .261 with 44 runs, 12 home runs and 37 RBI in 55 games since returning at the beginning of July. Profar also has eight steals in 59 games this year after stealing a career-high 10 in 158 games last year.

Profar missed three games, resulting in two starts in left field for Eli White and one for Jake Fraley. He figures to go right back into the leadoff spot for the Braves.

Congrats to Profar and his growing family. He will miss up to three games, while Luke Williams and Jake Fraley get extra playing time in his absence.

It’s not going to matter in Profar’s case, but MLB was certainly right to prevent PED-suspended players from taking part in playoff games in the year in which they were banned. Profar is all of the way up to .267/.377/.500 in 247 plate appearances. He has more homers (12) in 53 games this season that he had in 125 games two years ago (nine) or in 193 games between 2020 and ’21 (11).

Profar was one of the few Braves who could get around on Nolan McLean in this game. He laced a run-scoring single in the third inning and made what felt like a blowout somewhat interesting late with a two-run double to bring the Mets’ lead from seven to five. Nevertheless, he’s been tearing the cover off the ball lately with seven home runs and a .935 OPS over his last 30 games.

Profar obliterated a 1-1 sinker from Shane Smith for a 437-foot (108.9 mph EV) two-run blast in the fourth inning that briefly gave the Braves a 4-3 lead. He then reached on an error to start a five-run uprising in the seventh inning that pulled the Braves to within one run. Profar finished the night 1-for-4 plus a walk with a pair of runs scored. The 32-year-old outfielder has been a monster for fantasy purposes since returning from his suspension and is now hitting .255/.357/.478 with 10 homers, 28 RBI and six stolen bases in 213 plate appearances on the season.

Profar homered off Mike Vasil and Owen White as the Braves tried to come back in the 13-9 loss. He also homered Sunday, giving him eight homers in 41 games since he returned from a steroid suspension. That’s as many homers as he had in 111 games for the Rockies two years ago. It’s twice as many as he had in 137 games for the Padres in 2021. Obviously, something is working.

Profar launched a home run off Nic Enright in the sixth inning that put the Braves up 5-4, a lead they would not look back from. Since returning from his PED suspension, Profar has hit seven home runs, stolen five bases, and driven in 21 runs while slashing .246/.350/.429 in 44 games.