TORONTO (AP) — Austin Riley had two home runs and five RBIs, Sean Murphy also connected and the Atlanta Braves beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-4 on Monday night for their second road win of the season.
Braves right-hander Grant Holmes didn’t allow a hit until Myles Straw homered to begin the bottom of the sixth.
Holmes (1-1) pitched a career-best 7 2/3 innings. He allowed three runs and two hits.
Holmes left with two outs and runners at first and third. Tyler Heineman hit a two-run double off lefty Aaron Bummer, but Bo Bichette struck out.
Atlanta snapped a six-game losing streak in road meetings with Toronto.
The Braves won without regular designated hitter Marcell Ozuna, who . Ozuna is day-to-day.
After two scoreless starts to begin the season, Blue Jays left-hander Easton Lucas took a beating against the Braves. Murphy hit a two-run homer in the first, his fourth, and Riley made it 4-0 with a two-run shot in the third.
Ozzie Albies hit an RBI double in the fifth and Riley followed with a three-run homer.
Lucas (2-1) allowed a career-worst eight runs in five innings. The six hits against him matched a career worst.
Toronto’s Vladimir Guerrero Jr. tipped his batting helmet before his first at-bat as the crowd of 21,595 rose to acknowledge the . Guerrero drove one to the warning track but center fielder Michael Harris hauled it in.
Guerrero finished 0 for 4.
Key moment
Riley’s home runs were his third and fourth. It was his seventh career multihomer game.
Key stat
Atlanta is 2-9 on the road. The Braves also won at Tampa Bay on Saturday.
Up next
Braves RHP Spencer Schwellenbach (1-0, 0.45 ERA) is scheduled to face Blue Jays RHP Kevin Gausman (1-1, 2.33) on Tuesday night.
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Ian Harrison, The Associated Press