Fried wins 8th in row, Riley homers, Braves rout Reds 9-1 July 1 sharefacebooktwitterredditlink CINCINNATI (AP) Max Fried won his eighth straight decision, Austin Riley put Atlanta ahead to stay in the first inning with his team-high 19th home run and the Atlanta Braves routed the Cincinnati Reds 9-1 on Friday night.Dansby Swanson added a three-run homer in the seventh for the Walker Buehler Jersey defending World Series champion Braves, who are 22-6 since the start of June to close within 3 1/2 games of the NL East-leading New York Mets.Fried (8-2) is 8-0 in 14 starts since losing his first two outings this season. He allowed one run and five hits in seven innings with four strikeouts and no walks. After allowing Tommy Pham's RBI single in the third, Fried retired 10 in a row.Ronald Acua Jr., the top All Star vote-getter in the National League, was back in the Braves lineup after fouling a pitch off his left foot last Saturday and mi sing four games. He went 2 for 3 as a designated Kenley Jansen Jersey hitter and was hit by pitches twice.Cincinnati has lost nine straight at Great American Ball Park and is an NL-worst 26-50.Riley hit a two-run homer in the first off Mike Minor (1-5), Riley's first long ball since he hit two against Washington on June 15. Riley added a run-scoring single in the ninth against Jeff Hoffman.Minor allowed two runs and six hits in six innings, his first quality start this season. Atlanta piled on seven runs off Cincinnati's bullpen, which entered with a 5.69 ERA nearly a run higher than any other team. Swanson homered off Joel Kuhnel.In the eighth, Adam Duvall had an RBI double and Orlando Arcia hit a two-run single against Luis Ce sa.TRAINERS ROOMThe Reds expect to remove LHP Nick Lodolo (back strain) from the injury list and hand him the start Tuesday against the Mets. He's been out since late April.MOVESBraves: Activated RHP Silvino Bracho after acquiring him from Boston for cash. ... Optioned RHP Jesus Cruz Babe Herman Jersey to Triple-A Gwinnett.Reds: Transferred rehab a signment of of RHP Justin Dunn from Cla s-A Dayton to Triple-A Louisville.UP NEXT The Braves send RH Spencer Strider (3-2, 3.02 ERA) against Reds RHP Tyler Mahle (3-6, 4.53 ERA) on Saturday. Strider allowed five hits through Logan Forsythe Jersey six scorele s innings in a lo s to the Dodgers last Sunday. Mahle tied his season high in going 6 1/3 innings, allowing three runs and four hits in Sunday's win at San Francisco.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports in this topic National League Major League Baseball Austin Riley Max Fried Atlanta Braves Luis Ce sa Dansby Swanson Orlando Arcia Austin Riley Joel Kuhnel Tyler Mahle Cincinnati Reds Atlanta Braves New York Mets share World Cup fans find booze at hotels, Qatar's 1 liquor store Qatar's strict rules regarding alcohol have drawn attention as it hosts the World Cup 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Sterling leaves England World Cup camp after home break-in England forward Raheem Sterling has left his teams World Cup camp in Qatar and returned to the U.K. after a break-in at his home 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ronaldo looks to shine like Mbapp and Me si at World Cup Cristiano Cody Bellinger Jersey Ronaldo has been overshadowed by the brilliance of Lionel Me si and Kylian Mbapp so far at the World Cup 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ottawa hosts Los Angeles after Giroux's 2-goal game The Ottawa Senators host the Los Angeles Kings after Claude Giroux's two-goal game against the San Jose Sharks in the Senators' 5-2 win 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Penguins host the Blue Jackets following Kapanen's hat trick The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Columbus Blue Jackets after Kasperi Kapanen's hat trick against the St. Louis Blues in the Penguins' 6-2 win 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS