Braves Sweep Marlins

     The Atlanta Braves swept a three-game series against the Miami Marlins with a 6-3 win on Thursday at loanDepot park. The Braves expanded their lead in the National League East Division. The Marlins finished off a six-game homestand with a 3-3 record and will visit the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on Friday. 

     Atlanta(22-10) scored in the top of the first for a 1-0 advantage. Sean Murphy doubled off the top of the right-field fence for Ronald Acuna Jr. to score. 

     Miami(16-16) leaped over them for a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the first. Jorge Soler hammered a two-run homer to left field on a 2-1 pitch with Jon Berti aboard for his sixth home run of the year. 

     The Braves reclaimed the lead 3-2 in the top of the second. Kevin Pillar hit a sacrifice fly to the edge of the warning track in right field and Marcell Ozuna reached home. Acuna came up next and knocked in Eddie Rosario on a base hit up the middle.

     It became 4-2 for the Bravos in the fourth inning. Ozuna ripped a solo home run to left-center field on a 1-0 count for his fifth homer of the year. He connected with his third home run in last two contests. 

     The Marlins cut it to 4-3 in the bottom of the fifth. Soler drove in Peyton Burdick with a double to the left-field wall. 

     Atlanta extended it in the top of the ninth to 6-3. Matt Olsen lifted a solo home run to right field on a first pitch for his ninth home run in 2023. Four batters later, Vaughn Grissom drove in Austin Riley on a sacrifice fly to right.