Thursday, August 22, 2019

Braves Sweep Marlins

     The Atlanta Braves swept the Miami Marlins with a 3-2 victory on Thursday night at SunTrust Park. The Marlins went 0-6 on the road trip and have lost 12 consecutive road games.
     In the second inning, Adeiny Hechavarria knocked in Josh Donaldson with a base hit to left to give Atlanta(77-52) a 1-0 lead.
     Miami(45-81) got their only runs during the top of the seventh. Stalin Castro doubled to left-center field which brought in Brian Anderson and Neil Walker.
     Freddie Freeman continued to remain hot in the three-game series for the Bravos. He ripped a solo home run to left-center field in the eighth inning to tie the contest 2-2. The Braves got the walk-off win during the ninth when Ronald Acuna Jr. drove in Hechavarria on a single to center.

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