Braves star Ronald Acuna Jr. fends off two fans at Coors Field after exuberant spectators stormed right field and attempted to hug the MVP candidate before being apprehended by security
- Ronald Acuña Jr. fended off two fans, including one who made contact with him
- Acuña tied career highs with four hits and five RBI, hitting his 29th home run
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Ronald Acuña Jr. fended off two fans, including one who made contact with him in right field, while sparking the Atlanta Braves to a 14-4 rout of the Colorado Rockies on Monday night.
Acuña tied career highs with four hits and five RBI, hitting his 29th home run and stealing two bases to increase his major league-leading total to 61. He is one homer shy of becoming the first 30/60 player.
One fan got his arms against Acuña during the middle of the seventh inning, just after Atlanta scored four runs to open a 9-4 lead. Two security people quickly grabbed the fan and, as they tried to drag him away, a third security person approached.
A second fan then sprinted toward the group and was tackled was one of the security people as a fourth member of security chased from behind.
Acuña did not appear to be injured and remained in the game.
Guards haul away one of two fans who approached Braves right fielder Ronald Acuna Jr.
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Acuña did not appear to be injured and remained in the game
![Acuna jokes with Colorado Rockies second baseman Harold Castro after the on-field incident](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/08/29/05/74818933-12455549-image-a-62_1693282331670.jpg)
Acuna jokes with Colorado Rockies second baseman Harold Castro after the on-field incident
Major league-best Atlanta (85-45) had 18 hits. The Braves have won four of five and 10 of 13.
Colorado (49-82) was assured its fifth consecutive losing season.
Acuña became the fourth player 25 or more homers and 60 or more steals, joining Hall of Famers Joe Morgan (1973, ’76) and Rickey Henderson (1986, ’90) along with Eric Davis (1986).
Acuña, who leads the major leagues with 119 runs,. scored on Austin Riley’s third-inning homer against Austin Gomber and hit a two-run homer in the fifth off Karl Kaufmann (1-4).
Acuña singled leading off the seventh and stole second off Evan Justice, getting a huge jump and sliding into second as Justice threw vainly to first. He scored on a single by Riley, who had three RBI.
Acuña singled in the eighth and stole second off Tommy Doyle without a throw.
Kevin Pillar put the Braves in front to stay at 5-4 with a sacrifice fly in the sixth, then robbed Nolan Jones of extra bases in the bottom half with a spectacular diving catch in left.
Sean Murphy doubled three times and drove in a run for the Braves, who have won six in a row at Coors Field.
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A fan charges at Braves right fielder Ronald Acuna Jr. as grounds crew detains another person
Ryan McMahon homered for the Rockies, who fell to 0-5 this season against the Braves.
Braves All Star second baseman Ozzie Albies went 0 for 4 in his return from the injured list after missing 12 games due to a strained left hamstring.
Bryce Elder (11-4) won his third straight decision, allowing four runs and eight hits in six innings.
Gomber left with an apparent injury after giving up a triple to Matt Olson with two outs in the third.
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