ST. PETERSBURG -- There was power on the mound. There was power at the plate.

The scorching-hot Braves continued to roll -- and dominate -- with Saturday night’s 6-1 win against the slumping Rays at Tropicana Field.

Right-hander Spencer Strider had 11 strikeouts over 6 1/3 scoreless innings. He boosted his Majors-leading strikeout total to 166 and allowed just four hits in his commanding 104-pitch, 72-strike performance.

Meanwhile, the Braves (60-28), who have won 27 of their past 31 games, broke it open with a four-run fourth inning, highlighted by Sean Murphy’s three-run homer. It was the 25th consecutive game in which Atlanta hit a homer, tying a Modern Era (since 1900) club record.

“It feels like every part of our game is kind of clicking right now,’’ Strider said. “Even throughout the course of the game, when somebody is struggling or the offense is struggling or we fall behind, you know that the other half of the team is going to come pick you up and and figure it out.’’

With all the club’s gaudy individual accolades -- and the fact that the Braves became the 11th team since 2000 to achieve at least 60 victories before the All-Star break -- manager Brian Snitker said he’s most impressed by a facet that often gets overlooked. Regardless of the circumstances, Atlanta has maintained a focused, day-by-day approach.

“The best thing I can say is they’re a bunch of boring pros,’’ Snitker said. “They come in and do the same thing every day. They love to compete. And that has been the most impressive thing about this whole group.

“They don’t get caught up in anything. They know how quickly it can change. No matter how good you’re going, no matter how bad you’re going, the only thing you can control is today.’’

In the fourth, the Braves quickly got to Rays starter Taj Bradley, who had retired the first nine batters. Ronald Acuña Jr. led off with a hustle double to the left-center-field gap. and Ozzie Albies walked. One out later, Matt Olson lined a 1-2 pitch up the middle for an RBI single, then Murphy followed with his decisive homer.

The Rays, who have lost a season-high seven straight games, squandered a first-inning opportunity against Strider. With one out, Wander Franco took off from first with the pitch as Luke Raley smashed a liner to right field. But Braves shortstop Orlando Arcia faked like he was receiving a throw from the catcher, causing Franco to slow down around second base before continuing to third. Potentially, Franco could have scored on Raley’s double.

Strider struck out Randy Arozarena and Brandon Lowe to end the threat. That started a string of seven consecutive strikeouts by Strider, who got 13 swings and misses during that span.

Strider had retired 14 of 15 batters -- Franco was hit by a two-strike pitch in the third -- before Yandy Díaz led off the sixth with a single. Two outs later, Strider surrendered his only walk to Arozarena, and the Rays had two runners aboard. Strider then struck out Lowe on three pitches.

In back-to-back outings on June 8 and 14, Strider allowed a combined 13 runs in nine innings. In four outings since, he has gone 4-0 with a 1.38 ERA, registering 39 strikeouts and just four walks over 26 innings.

“I think I just had to look at the rest of the team and realize that I don't need to be so perfect,’’ Strider said. “I can just relax and sort of focus on the simplest things possible, then let the rest take care of itself. I was fighting myself, and I needed to be fighting the other team. That's kind of where I'm good. That's what my strength is … attacking the glove.’’

The Braves got solid relief work from Kirby Yates, A.J. Minter, Ben Heller and Collin McHugh. Minter, the Braves’ lone left-handed reliever, threw just nine pitches (five strikes) in the eighth before being removed with a tight pectoral muscle. Minter said it was just a precaution, and he doesn’t feel it’s serious.

That was really the only speed bump the Braves encountered Saturday. In a battle of the teams with MLB’s best records, Atlanta will go for the three-game sweep Sunday afternoon.

“It has been every facet of the game -- the defense, the pitching, the bullpen, the offense -- and it has all been pretty good,’’ Snitker said. “It would be great to get another one [Sunday]. We get a few days off [with the All-Star break], then we start back up. And I told the team, ‘Then the fur starts flying around here.’ The thing gets real after the All-Star break, and that’s the fun of it.

“Hopefully, we keep this thing rolling and put ourselves in position to win another division.’’