CINCINNATI -- Braves manager Brian Snitker has the benefit of constructing baseball’s most powerful lineup on a daily basis. So spending a weekend at a homer-friendly stadium should be quite relaxing, right?

“I told [bench coach Walt Weiss], I feel like we’re at Coors Field here,” Snitker said. “I don’t feel safe with a lead, and I never feel like we’re out of it with a deficit. Someone can pop one up, and it’s over [the fence]. You never feel good until it’s over.”

Snitker’s club has tallied nine homers and 17 runs through the first two games of this weekend’s action-packed series at Great American Ball Park. But this has been anything but a stress-free series for the Braves, who ended MLB’s longest winning streak (12 games) by surviving a 7-6 battle against the Reds on Saturday afternoon.

“I’m sure everybody in this clubhouse loves playing in this playoff environment,” Braves catcher Travis d'Arnaud said. “We thrive in environments like this. So I enjoy it.”

d’Arnaud homered for a second straight day and matched a career-high four-hit performance. Matt Olson homered twice in Friday’s series opener and then belted his National League-best 24th homer on Saturday. Ozzie Albies hit his 18th homer in the third, and Marcell Ozuna delivered what proved to be the game-winning homer in the seventh.

It was a good day for many of the Braves. But they couldn’t truly enjoy Saturday’s result until Atlanta closer Raisel Iglesias righted himself after allowing back-to-back homers in the ninth.

“These games were like the playoffs and a lot of fun,” d’Arnaud said.

The Braves have had a lot of fun hitting 21 homers over their past six games. They are the first MLB team to reach this total in a six-game span since they themselves did it on June 10-15, 2022.

This series has certainly lived up to the expectations that surrounded a matchup between two of MLB’s top teams. They’ve combined to hit 17 homers in these two games. But that’s not necessarily surprising. The Braves lead MLB with 46 homers this month, and the Reds rank second with 34.

The Braves hit five homers but still bid adieu to their eight-game winning streak in an 11-10 series-opening loss on Friday but had better relief work while hitting four more homers on Saturday.

“That was huge what Michael Tonkin did,” Snitker said of the veteran reliever who provided 2 1/3 scoreless innings after rookie starter Jared Shuster allowed four runs over 3 2/3 innings.

Tonkin’s effort preserved the power generated by the Braves, who have now hit at least four home runs in four of their past six games. This is the first time a team has had such a span since the Cubs from Sept. 10-15, 2019.

How impressive is that? Well, Atlanta was just one of four MLB teams to enter Saturday having hit at least four homers in four separate games this year. They have done so a total of 10 times, four more than any other club.

“When balls are starting to go, it’s usually a decent sign for us as a squad,” Olson said after belting his 200th career homer on Saturday. “I feel like we’re taking steps in the right direction.”

An improved bullpen and steady results from the starters have helped the Braves go 16-4 this month, but the long ball has keyed this stretch. Eddie Rosario (8), Albies (7) and Olson (7) stand as three of the six MLB players who have hit at least seven homers in June.

With Ozuna adding to his power surge on Saturday, the Braves became the first team this year to have four players with at least 15 homers. The Dodgers will join this group when Freddie Freeman hits his next home run.

As Freeman continues to provide MVP-level production in Los Angeles, the Braves still have one of the game’s best offensive threats as their first baseman. Olson is on pace to join Andruw Jones (2005) as the only players in Braves history to have a 50-homer season.

So it’s safe to say Olson and the Braves have enjoyed playing the past couple days in a homer-friendly environment.

“It's a good yard,” Olson said. “We’ve got a lot of guys who don't need too much help. But when you don’t fully get one and it goes, it's a good feeling.”