Dubón Back at Short and Cleanup; Acuña Slots Into No. 2 for Braves
Atlanta's lineup sees positional and batting-order shifts as Dubón reclaims shortstop and the cleanup role while Acuña returns to second.
Mauricio Dubón is back at shortstop and hitting cleanup for the Atlanta Braves. Ronald Acuña Jr. is slotted into the second spot in the batting order. The changes were reported by beat reporter Mark Bowman ahead of a City Connect Saturday game. No injury context was provided, suggesting this is a standard lineup decision by the manager.
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