Atlanta Braves: Mike Soroka, Ronald Acuna & Austin Riley lead team to victory

The Who released a song in the 60’s titles “The kids are alright.” That was ever apparent for the Atlanta Braves Monday night as they opened up a long series with the Giants with a 4-1 win.

The three big producers for the Atlanta Braves were all age 22 and younger in Mike Soroka, Austin Riley, and Ronald Acuna Jr.

Let’s recap the game with our three takeaway’s.

1. Austin Riley is the Real Deal

The Young kid (who is actually the oldest of the trio of himself, Soroka, and Acuna) is turning heads and making a name for himself around the league already.

His power looks easy and he has already showcased it to all parts of the field in his first week in the majors.

No doubt Riley will face a learning curve as the good pitchers will learn his game, but a player with the talent of Riley will adjust and he should be just fine.

Austin powered a home run to dead center Monday night that was measured at a projected distance of 427 feet. It made the lead 3-0, but with the way Soroka was pitching, that lead felt like 10-0.

A couple of quick notes from Riley’s start have to be that he has so far not looked lost in the outfield, which in turns brings us back to a question we asked last week after his debut. What should the Braves do with Ender Inciarte?

First off, no question Inciarte is the best defender on the Atlanta Braves and is indeed better than Acuna in center, but his bat has been a big deficiency the last season and a half.

I think Ender has lost his job as an everyday player and could find himself trade bait come July since I think he still has trade value due to his previous mentioned defense and the promise of what was once a good bat.

But I see no way Riley gets taken out of the lineup. with Austin in there, the Braves arguably have the deepest and maybe most powerful lineup in the game.

Everyone, with maybe the exception of Markakis, has 15 or 20 home run plus potential.