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am800-sports-baseball-jays-braves-atlanta-1.4071720 ATLANTA, GA - JULY 11: Ozzie Albies #1 of the Atlanta Braves hits a sixth inning solo home run against the Toronto Blue Jays at SunTrust Park on July 11, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images) (Ozzie Albies of the Braves hits a sixth inning solo home run against the Blue Jays at SunTrust Park on July 11, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images))

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Atlanta moves back into first with a win over Toronto

Ozzie Albies snapped Atlanta's power drought with two homers, and the Braves beat the Blue Jays 9-5 to move back into a tie for the NL East lead.

Mike Foltynewicz (7-5) and the Braves led 7-0 before Toronto scored five runs in the seventh on Justin Smoak's leadoff homer and a grand slam by Devon Travis.

But Albies hit a two-run shot in the eighth to help Atlanta hold on for just its second win in eight games.

Albies, headed to his first All-Star game next week, led off the sixth with a drive off Luis Santos that ended Atlanta's season-long stretch of five games without a homer.