Travis D'Arnaud homers twice in Braves' rout of the Rockies

ATLANTA — Travis d'Arnaud hit two massive homers and the Atlanta Braves won for the 11th time in 13 games, beating the Colorado Rockies 8-1 on Friday night.

D'Arnaud hit a 474-foot, two-run shot in the first inning for the 100th homer of his career to stake Jared Shuster to a 3-0 lead. He added another two-run homer in the third off Dinelson Lamet, this one a 433-foot drive that put the Braves up 5-0.

Eddie Rosario also hit a two-run homer for the Braves to make it 7-0 in the fourth.

Shuster (4-2) went 5 2-3 innings for the win, giving up five hits with three walks while surrendering the only Rockies run.

Limet (1-4) went four innings for Colorado, allowing all eight Atlanta runs on five hits and five walks.

Atlanta Braves' Travis d'Arnaud hits his second two-run home run of a baseball game, in the third inning against the Colorado Rockies, Friday, June 16, 2023, in Atlanta.

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