A late swing carried the Miami Marlins past the Atlanta Braves, as Miami answered an early deficit and protected its advantage through the finish.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| MIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | X | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Heriberto Hernandez set the tone for Miami, homering to tie the game before remaining central to the rally. Griffin Conine later added another home run to restore breathing room.
Esteury Ruiz's single brought Heriberto Hernandez home in the sixth, giving Miami the lead and serving as the final go-ahead play. Jared Serna then doubled, bringing Esteury Ruiz and Deyvison De Los Santos across the plate. Atlanta answered in the seventh when Ha-Seong Kim scored on DaShawn Keirsey Jr.'s groundout and Brewer Hicklen scored on Mauricio Dubón's single, but Griffin Conine's home run extended Miami's lead.
Mauricio Dubón gave Atlanta an early lead with a homer and later helped bring the Braves closer, but Atlanta's offense could not complete the comeback. Miami's relief corps held the advantage, with Michael Petersen earning the win and Sandy Alcantara recording the save.
The Marlins snapped Atlanta's winning streak and extended their own winning streak with a late-swing victory that turned a tight game in Miami's favor.
Miami Marlins defeated Atlanta Braves, 5-3.
- Mauricio Dubon went 2-for-4 with 1 home run, 2 RBIs and 1 run scored (batting .276 on the season).
- Heriberto Hernandez went 2-for-4 with 1 home run, 1 double, 1 RBI and 2 runs scored (batting .228 on the season).
- Griffin Conine went 1-for-4 with 1 home run, 1 RBI and 1 run scored (batting .264 on the season).
- (gpid=sa:702275) allowed 4 runs on 7 hits over 5.2 innings, striking out 2, and took the loss (0-3) (4.91 ERA).
- Michael Petersen allowed 0 runs on 0 hits over 1.1 innings, to earn the win (4-4) (3.02 ERA).
- Sandy Alcantara allowed 0 runs on 0 hits over 1.0 inning, striking out 1, and closed it out for the save (3) (3.87 ERA).
Miami Marlins improved to 80-82; Atlanta Braves fell to 94-68.