Teheran tough, Acuna a leadoff rerun

          Julio Teheran’s sluggish start was short-lived, and damage-free, as he went seven innings in Atlanta’s 5-1 win over Pittsburgh.

          Ronald Acuna set a team record with his seventh leadoff homer, and he’s up to 16 homers since the break.

Touki getting the ball Monday

The pitching gets a boost

Minor-league update

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Monday, 1:05 p.m., vs. Boston, ESPN/FSSE

Tuesday, 7:35 p.m., vs. Boston, FSSE

Wednesday, 12:10 p.m., vs. Boston, FSSE

Thursday, 9:40 p.m., at Arizona, FSSE

Friday, 9:40 p.m., at Arizona, FSSE

From beat writers Gabe Burns/Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Mark Bowman/MLB.com, and David O’Brien/The Athletic on Twitter (and others when notable)

Ronald Acuna Jr. is something else, man. Crushed a leadoff homer, his seventh of the season, off Nick Kingham. 1-1./Adam Berry, mlb.com

Acuña received a high-and-inside pitch. He homered the next one. His 23rd. 1-1./GB

Acuña has 12 homers, 7 doubles, 22 RBIs, 5 steals and a .374 BA in 99 at-bats over his past 26 games./DOB

Ronald Acuña Jr. has hit 10 home runs since Aug. 11. The Pirates have hit eight home runs since Aug. 11./AB

Braves reacquired OF Preston Tucker from the Reds for cash considerations./GB

Teheran has recorded 19 outs in past 20 batters beginning with final out of 1st inning. Gave up leadoff single in 7th but then induced a GIDP from next batter, Mercer. Head to bottom of 7th with score 1-1./DOB

Routine grounder by Freeman with one out, but Newman booted it and Acuna scored from second. E4. 2-1, Braves./AB

That'll do it. Pirates lose, 5-1. They are 66-71. They lost all three series on this 10-day road trip./AB

Braves beat Pirates 5-1 with 4-run 8th inning, win series and open a 4-game lead over the second-place Phillies in NL East./DOB