LAKE BUENA VISTA http://www.astrosfanproshop.com/authentic-justin-verlander-jersey , Fla. (AP) — Adam Duvall left Cincinnati and suddenly stopped hitting homers — and yes, he’s been well aware of the drought.“It feels like about five years, to be honest,” Duvall said. “When you’re used to driving the ball and hitting home runs, when you go that long without hitting a homer, you know it.”Duvall finally took a step in the right direction Sunday, homering twice for the Atlanta Braves in their 6-5 victory over the Miami Marlins. It’s only spring training, but for a lineup dealing with some early injury issues, any sign of a resurgence by Duvall would be quite welcome.Duvall surpassed 30 homers for the Reds in both 2016 and 2017, but he managed only 15 last year, hitting none after July 25, a few days before he was traded to Atlanta . He went 7 for 53 with the Braves, managing only one extra-base hit, and he didn’t play in the postseason for the NL East champions.“I kind of knew what he was capable of, really when we got him,” Atlanta manager Brian Snitker said. “He wasn’t having the greatest year, but I’d seen him before, the last couple years. He did a lot of work this offseason, they’ve been doing a lot of work right now. I’m going to continue giving him a lot of at-bats Jose Cruz Jr. Jersey , because he’s the kind of guy that can be a definite asset on your team if we can get him right.”The Braves were solid offensively last season, led by slugger Freddie Freeman and Rookie of the Year Ronald Acuna Jr. In the offseason, they signed Josh Donaldson to a $23 million deal for this year, hoping the slugger can recapture the form that helped him win MVP honors in 2015 while with Toronto. But Donaldson has dealt with hip, shoulder and calf issues in recent years, and he hasn’t played yet this spring.Shortstop Dansby Swanson, who had wrist surgery shortly after last season, hasn’t played either.Duvall was hitless in 10 spring at-bats before going deep in the second inning Sunday off Dan Straily. He homered again in the sixth.“It’s definitely good. That’s good, I think, for his confidence,” Snitker said. “As guys work hard, you like to see them get results, when they’re putting that time in.”Duvall has never had a high average or on-base percentage, and his final line was ugly last year — a .195 average in 138 games for the Reds and Braves. His walk rate actually improved, but his power dipped, and it’s hard to say how he’ll perform in 2019. He was eligible for arbitration, and Atlanta brought him back on a $2,875,000 salary for this year.“Not that I wanted to show anything — I just wanted to get back to being who I am Nolan Ryan Jersey ,” he said. “So that’s what we’re all working toward.”Playing time will be tough to come by for Duvall if he doesn’t hit. The Braves have outfielders Acuna, Ender Inciarte and Nick Markakis, all of whom made significant contributions last season. But Snitker sounds like he wants to give Duvall plenty of opportunities at the plate this spring, especially if he’s having success.“Any time you can hit two homers in a game, obviously you’re doing something right,” Duvall said. “I was excited about that, because hadn’t had much success early here in spring, so to do that, and really put some barrels and drive some balls, was rewarding.” (and even managed to score four)"WhiteFanposts FanpostsFanshotsSections AnalysisGame RecapsGamethreadsMinorsOffbeatFull ArchiveExclusives South Side Sox Hall of FameCard of the MonthDeep DiveDigitsFlashbackFranchise FactsKnow Your EnemyMost Essential White SoxRace to the BottomSix Pack of StatsSouth Side SnapSouth Side StumperSSS Literary SupplementSuper Stats PackThe Game I’ll Never ForgetTwitterpatingUnder the RadarView From the Other SideWhite Sox on SB Nation HomeStoriesScheduleRosterStatsWhite Sox on Yahoo! 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We hope.The big splat was against Cleveland http://www.astrosfanproshop.com/authentic-justin-verlander-jersey , an 11-0 slaughter where the highlight was Dylan Cease managing one workmanlike inning in his first outing of the year. He gave up two hits, but ran his two-year spring scoreless streak to 7 1鈦? innings.Jordan Stephens had an even better day, two innings of one-hit ball, with the hit erased in a double play. The other five Sox pitchers couldn’t get through without a run, with Bernardo Flores, Thyago Vieira, Donn Roach and Jordan Guerrero all really getting hammered, and Kodi Medeiros giving up a Carlos Santana solo shot.As the score would indicate, offense highlights were nonexistent at Cleveland — five singles, three walks, and only three at-bats with anyone in scoring position.Meanwhile, back home, the loss to a San Diego split squad was closer, at 7-4. Three of the Padres runs came off starter Lucas Giolito, but he really didn’t look bad — much of the damage came courtesy of the Sox’s trademark horrible defense. Jos茅 Abreu played matador on a grounder, and Wellington Castillo managed a passed ball and two throws to bases that looked like he was trying to toss souvenir t-shirts into the stands. Good thing we didn’t try to pick up any of the several well-regarded catcher free agents during the offseason.Among the rest of the pitchers, Jace Fry recovered from his disastrous last outing with a 1-2-3 inning, and Carson Fulmer had by far his best day of the spring, giving up one run on one hit Carlos Lee Jersey , striking out four, and surviving a line shot off his body with no apparent ill effects.And there was definite Eloy joy. Jim茅nez not only swatted a two-run, opposite-field homer, but made a great diving catch of a liner to his right. No doubt, once he works on his defense in Charlotte in April, he’ll make that catch look easier. There is no word on sending Castillo down to Charlotte to work on his defense, but there was a nice sign from possible future catcher Zack Collins, who raised his spring average to .364 with a two-run shot in the sixth.It’s a good thing the pitching staff and defense gave up at least two days’ worth of runs on Tuesday, because tomorrow is the White Sox’s first off-day of the spring. The club returns to action vs. the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday.After the game, the White Sox made five reassignments to minor league camp: Bernardo Flores, Jordan Guerrero, Nick Madrigal, Luis Gonz谩lez and Blake Rutherford. None are on the 40-man, and thus none of the designations come as a shock.The White Sox have 58 players remaining in major league camp: 29 pitchers, six catchers, 11 infielders and 12 outfielders.