The Atlanta Braves came from behind and topped the Miami Marlins 6-5 at SunTrust Park on Thursday night. The Fish extended their losing streak to five games and have fallen in 10 of their last 11 games.
Miami(67-73) broke out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning. Christian Yelich drilled a single through the right side of the infield for Dee Gordon to score. Marcell Ozuna followed with a triple off the right-field fence and Yelich scored. Brian Anderson got his first career RBI on a base hit to shallow center field and brought in Ozuna.
In the second inning, Atlanta(62-77) climbed back into the contest with two runs. Jace Peterson knocked in Rio Ruiz and Dansby Swanson with a single into left field.
The Braves took the lead in the bottom of the fifth. Ender Inciarte tripled to right-center field and then scored on a sacrifice fly Ozzie Albies. Matt Kemp later smashed a solo home run to left-center field on a 1-0 pitch.
The Marlins were able to tie it up in the seventh inning. Ozuna connected with a single into left-center field and Giancarlo Stanton crossed the plate.
The Fish regained the lead 5-4 in the top of the eighth. Pinch-hitter Ichiro Suzuki drove in Anderson with a base hit into shallow left field.
The Bravos rallied in the bottom of the ninth for the victory. Albies pounded a double into left-center field and Nick Markakis scored. Two batters later, Kurt Suzuki lined a single down the left-field line and Freddie Freeman scored the winning run.
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