Sunday, April 14, 2024

Braves Silence Marlins

     The Atlanta Braves were down to their last strike in the ninth inning and then took the lead. They stunned the Miami Marlins 9-7 on Sunday at loanDepot park.
     The Marlins tried to win two straight games along with a series for the first time this season, The Fish will begin a three-game series against the San Francisco Giants on Monday night. 
     Atlanta(9-5) leaped ahead 1-0 in the top of the second. Former Marlin Adam Duvall hit a sacrifice fly to left field for Olson to score. 
     Miami(3-13) responded in the bottom of the frame and evened it 1-1. Bryan De La Cruz powered a solo home run to left-center field on a 2-0 pitch for his second homer of the 2024 campaign. 
     In the third inning, the Braves scored twice to make it 3-1. Albies reached first on a throwing error by Jake Burger and Ronald Acuna Jr. scored. Two batters later, Matt Olson singled into left field to score Albies. 
     The Bravos extended it to 5-1 during the top of the fourth. Duvall smacked a solo homer on a 1-0 count over the center-field wall for his first round-tripper in his third stint with the club. Four batters later, Acuna knocked in Michael Harris II on a base hit into center. 
     The Marlins answered in the bottom of the fourth with two runs and trailed 5-3. Jazz Chisholm Jr. doubled to deep right field for Josh Bell to score. De La Cruz followed with a single into center field and Chisholm crossed the plate. 
     In the bottom of the fifth, the Fish closed it to 5-4. Vidal Brujan touched home when Luis Arraez grounded into a double play. 
     Miami took their only lead in the contest in the sixth inning with three runs to make it 7-5. Jesus Sanchez drove in Emmanuel Rivera with a single to center field. Nick Gordon came up next with a two-run homer barely over the right-field fence on a 0-1 count for his third homer this year. 
     In the ninth inning, the Braves were one pitch away from losing the game. Marcell Ozuna connected with a three-run homer to center field on a 0-2 pitch for his seventh home run of the season. Acuna and Olson were able to score in front of him on the play. 

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