Tuesday, April 13, 2021

Marlins March By Braves

     The Miami Marlins outscored the Atlanta Braves 14-8 on Tuesday night at Truist Park. The Marlins extended their win streak to three games. Adam Duvall tied two Marlins franchise records with seven runs batted in and four runs scored in a game. 
     Atlanta(4-7) leaped out to a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the first. Marcell Ozuna blasted a two-run homer to center field on a 1-1 pitch with Freddie Freeman aboard. Two batters later, Ozzie Albies came up and nailed a solo home run to right field on a 2-2 count. 
     Miami(4-6) answered back quickly in the top of the second with three runs to tie the contest 3-3. Brian Anderson sliced a solo home run to right field on a 1-2 pitch. Miguel Rojas later doubled into center field for Pablo Lopez to score. Starling Marte would bring in Rojas with a base hit to the right side. 
     The Marlins got up 4-3 in the top of the third. Duvall cracked a solo home run to left field on a 1-0 count. It was the second straight game that Duvall homered against his former team. 
     The Braves evened it up 4-4 in the bottom of the frame. Travis d'Arnaud knocked in Ronald Acuna Jr. with a single to center. 
     The Fish expanded their lead to 8-4 during the fourth inning. Duvall ripped a a double to left field that scored Marte and Jesus Aguilar. Anderson followed with a RBI-single into center for Garrett Cooper and Duvall to score. 
     Atlanta got two runs in the bottom of the fourth and trailed 8-6. Freeman knocked in Max Fried with a base hit to center field. Ozuna came up next and Acuna reached home on an infield single to the left side. 
     It became a five-run gap for the Fish in the top of the sixth. Duvall lined a single into left field and Marte scored. Two batters later, Berti got a two-run double to left which brought in Cooper and Duvall. 
     In the seventh inning, Miami made it 14-6. Duvall homered for the second time in the game with a three-run shot over the center-field wall. Rojas and Marte was able to score in front of him on the play. 
     The Braves got two runs in the bottom of the ninth. Duvall misplayed a ball down the left-field line with Alex Jackson at-bat and Freeman along with Ozuna scored. 

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