ATLANTA -- Some of those fans denied an opportunity to get an up-close look at Ronald Acuña Jr.'s greatness last year were delighted to see the young superstar put on a show while helping the Braves claim an 8-1 win over the Phillies on Friday night at Truist Park.

Acuña hit a monstrous home run, made a tremendous catch, added a pair of doubles and notched his fifth career four-hit game to back an impressive start by Charlie Morton, who allowed just one run over six innings.

Ehire Adrianza came off the bench to hit a three-run homer and add to the celebratory feel of this home opener and Freddie Freeman tallied his second homer in the eighth. But the night belonged to Acuña, who led the Braves to their third straight win.

“That just shows you the complete player he is and the skillset this kid has and what he brings,” Braves manager Brian Snitker said. “Then he beats out a close play. He showed it all tonight. He didn’t have any throwing assists or anything. But he did everything else.”

He energized the hometown crowd in the fifth inning when he gave the Braves a 2-1 lead with a two-run home run that traveled 456 feet with a 114.1 mph exit velocity, per Statcast. This was the third home run of the young season for the 23-year-old outfielder, who has accounted for four of the five 114+ mph homers the Braves have hit since the start of 2015.

The long blast just added to the portfolio Acuña has built through a little more than three seasons. Including the playoffs, he now has a MLB-best 10 450-plus-foot home runs going back to his 2018 debut season.

“I’m not going to lie, I love hitting home runs,” Acuña said through an interpreter. “It always feels good to hit home runs. That one, I thought was one of the hardest ones I’ve hit. That’s the way it felt.”

Making his first start for the Braves since 2008, Morton allowed just one Phillie to reach second base through the first five innings. The 37-year-old veteran encountered potential trouble when a J.T. Realmuto single put runners on the corners with two outs in the sixth inning. But Acuña prevented any damage when he raced back and jumped to catch Alec Bohm’s hard liner in front of the right-field wall.

“He’s impressive,” Morton said of the young All-Star, who has spent this season’s first week showing why his arm and range could make him one of the game’s top defensive right fielders.

As the Braves began this season by being swept last weekend in Philadelphia, Acuña was just 2-for-12. His two-homer game against Max Scherzer was squandered on Monday. But as he has gone 9-for-16 with three homers and three doubles over his past four games, he has shown why he will challenge Freeman’s bid to repeat as National League MVP.

Acuña finished three steals shy of a 40-40 season in 2019 and led the NL with one homer every 11.43 at-bats last year. His attempt to achieve greatness again this year will be enriched by the energy created by those fans, who are once again getting the opportunity to get a close look at one of the best young talents the game has ever seen.

“We want them to be here,” Acuña said. “ We want to play in front of the fans.”