Jurickson Profar provided a boost to the lineup out of the gate in his return from his 80-game suspension. Leading off the bottom of the seventh, he belted a solo home run down the right field line to give the Atlanta Braves an 8-0 lead over the Los Angeles Angels.

Maybe Jurickson Profar’s presence will suddenly help bring the Braves’ offense to life and help the team deal with what has become a very thin rotation. Profar returned from an 80-game performance-enhancing drug suspension on Wednesday and immediately showed his potential.

Jurickson Profar returned to the Atlanta Braves after missing the last 80 games for violating Major League Baseball’s joint drug prevention and treatment program.