The Atlanta Braves came within two outs of a shutout as they topped the Miami Marlins 7-1 at Marlins Park on Friday night. The Marlins returned home after playing 13 of their last 16 games on the road.
Freddie Freeman homered on the first pitch to right field for Atlanta(34-29) in the first inning. Dansby Swanson was able to score in front of him for a 2-0 lead.
In the third inning, the Braves made it a three-run gap. Ronald Acuna Jr. singled to deep left field and Ozzie Albies scored.
It became 4-0 for the Bravos in the third inning. Nick Markakis scored on a base hit by Albies to right-center field.
The momentum stayed with Atlanta in the top of the fourth with two more runs. Acuna connected with a solo home run to right-center field on a 3-2 count. Two batters later, Freeman knocked in Swanson with a double to deep right-center.
The Braves increased their margin to 7-0 in the following frame. Acuna put a single into shallow right field to bring in Albies.
Miami(23-38) broke the shutout in the ninth inning. Starlin Castro drove in Curtis Granderson with a base hit to shallow center field.
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