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Any questions about how the Atlanta Braves would fare against the American League’s elite were answered Monday night when they routed the Texas Rangers 12-0.

Monday’s game was a matchup of division leaders as the Braves lead the NL East and the Rangers currently sit at the top of the AL West.

"It was a big win. We let one get away (Sunday)," Braves manager Brian Snitker said after the game. "It was great to come out and swing the bats. And Charlie was awesome."

With the win, the Braves averted their first five-game losing streak since September 2017.

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Atlanta Braves batter Ronald Acuña Jr. jogs the bases after hitting a home run in the top of the second inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers in Arlington, Texas, Monday, May 15, 2023.  (AP Photo/Gareth Patterson)

Atlanta started the game red-hot and they never looked back.

Kevin Pillar and Ronald Acuña Jr. each hit a two-run homer in the second inning then Marcell Ozuna, Orlando Arcia, and Austin Riley pushed the Braves’ lead further with two-run home runs in 6th, 7th and 9th innings.

Pillar’s homer was his second in two days and third in four games. The scores continue a good showing in the month of May, as he notched a fourth home run earlier in the month.

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Arcia homered in the sixth and Riley in the seventh, both off reliever Cole Ragans.

Ozuna’s drive came in the ninth off Rangers reserve catcher Sandy Leon, who was making his eighth career pitching appearance.

Atlanta Braves' Orlando Arcia,