Braves first baseman Matt Olson started in his 799th consecutive game. He passed Nellie Fox for 11th place all-time in MLB history in consecutive games started.
Miami(9-8) scooted out to a 3-0 lead in the top of the fourth. Liam Hicks hit a sacrifice fly to right field and Jakob Marsee crossed the plate. Otto Lopez followed with a single through the left side to score Xavier Edwards. Two batters later, Connor Norby singled through the right side and Agustin Ramirez scored.
Atlanta(10-7) got on the scoreboard in the bottom of the fourth with three runs to even it up 3-3. Austin Riley knocked in Drake Baldwin with a base hit into left field. Mike Yastrzemski came up next and singled through the right side which brought in Olson. Two batters later, Dominic Smith connected with a sacrifice fly to right field and Riley reached home.
The Marlins answered back with three runs in the top of the fifth for a 6-3 advantage. Ramirez pounded a 0-1 pitch over the left-center field wall for his first home run of the season. Graham Pauley and Edwards scored in front of him on the play.
The Braves responded with one run during the bottom of the fifth and they trailed 6-4. Riley grounded out to second and Ronald Acuna Jr. raced home.
In the sixth inning, the Fish made it 9-4 with another three runs. Norby smacked a solo home run to left field on the first pitch. Five batters later, Heriberto Hernandez scored on an infield hit on the left side by Ramirez. Hicks then had an infield hit to second for Marsee to score.
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