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Atlanta Braves center fielder Michael Harris had his long-awaited big day in Spring Training. In an offensive explosion against the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday, he went 2-for-4 with both hits leaving the yard. Both home runs came in the top of the fifth inning as the Braves batted around.<\/p>\n

He led off the inning with a solo blast to make it to make it 3-0. He followed it up later in the inning with a three-run shot that made it 10-0. His four RBIs were part of a nine-run onslaught that had the Braves up 11-0 once the frame was in the books.<\/p>\n

Heading into the game, Harris had just one hit in his previous 12 at-bats and was posting a .143\/.182\/.143 slash line during Grapefruit League play. One game saw his spring totals boost to .200\/.231\/.440.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s only one game, but it\u2019s a hopeful sign that his bat is starting to get going.<\/p>\n

Harris is coming off a subpar season by his standards as a whole, but he\u2019s still ranked among the top center fielders in the game. Last season, Harris finished with a .264 average and a .722 OPS with 16 home runs and 48 RBIs.<\/p>\n

MLB Network\u2019s The Shedder ranked the 24-year-old center fielder fourth overall. He was also named a dark horse candidate to win the MVP by MLB.com. Baseball America also labeled him as a candidate to be a first-time All-Star this season.<\/p>\n

A late-season spark gave a glimpse into these predictions and rankings.<\/p>\n

In 43 games after returning from the Injured List, Harris slashed .283\/.318\/.506 with 11 of those home runs and 28 RBIs.<\/p>\n

He picked up the pace even further in September. That month, Harris slashed .316\/.344\/.579 with eight home runs and 18 RBIs. To put it into greater perspective, that\u2019s a 162-game pace of 50 home runs and 112 RBIs.<\/p>\n

He got to see another look at that power on Wednesday. In time, we\u2019ll see if this becomes a trend.<\/p>\n

As of the posting of this story, the Braves are beating the Orioles 11-2 after six innings.<\/p>\n

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