Acuna’s latest HR sets record

ATLANTA — Ronald Acuna Jr. 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.

ansby Swanson had a tiebreaking RBI single in the seventh as the NL East-leading Braves won for the 13th time in 17 games.

The 20-year-old Acuna homered on Miami’s first pitch for the second straight night and became the first player to hit a leadoff homer in three consecutive games since Baltimore’s Brady Anderson in 1996.

DIAMONDBACKS 6, RANGERS 4: Paul Goldschmidt hit his 27th homer, and visiting Arizona beat Texas.

ATHLETICS 3, MARINERS 2: Jed Lowrie hit his 100th career homer after his line drive hit Mariners ace James Paxton and knocked him out of the game, and host Oakland beat Seattle. RED SOX 2, PHILLIES 1: Brock Holt hit a tiebreaking solo homer as Boston beat host Philadelphia. YANKEES 4, RAYS 1: J.A. Happ allowed one hit in seven shutout innings as host New York beat Tampa Bay. CARDINALS 6, NATIONALS 4: John Gant homered for his first major league hit and pitched one-run ball into the sixth, helping host St. Louis beat Washington. BREWERS 7, CUBS 0: Ryan Braun hit two of his team’s four homers, and visiting Milwaukee beat Chicago. INDIANS 8, REDS 1: Jose Ramirez hit his 36th homer Cincinnati as Cleveland rolled to a win. BLUE JAYS 6, ROYALS 5: Kevin Pillar hit a two-run homer the eighth to lift Toronto over host Kansas City. TWINS 5, PIRATES 1: Jorge Polanco had two hits, runs and RBIs, leading host Minnesota over Pittsburgh. WHITE SOX 6, TIGERS 3: Ryan LaMarre hit his first major league homer as visiting Chicago beat Detroit. ORIOLES 6, METS 3: Chris Davis, Adam Jones and Tim Beckham homered as host Baltimore beat New York.