Marcell Ozuna homered for third time in two game titles, Ronald Acuña Jr. stole his league-major 15th foundation, and the Atlanta Braves beat the Miami Marlins 6-3 on Thursday to total a 3-game sweep.
Acuña went down in the sixth right after fouling a ball off his remaining knee. He remained on the ground and grabbed at his leg for various minutes, but completed the at-bat and returned to correct field in the base of the frame. He was inevitably taken out out of precaution.
Braves manager Brian Snitker reported after the match that Acuña is “wonderful” but was getting difficulty bending his knee, so the workforce wished to get him treatment right absent.
Matt Olson also homered for the Braves, winners of 5 of their past six. They have hit 19 household runs in 7 games towards Miami this time, such as 6 in a 14-6 get Wednesday night time. Atlanta has gone deep in all but a person match in opposition to the Marlins this yr: a 5-4 reduction on April 27 in which Miami arrived from powering with a five-run ninth.
“This was a challenging collection coming in here due to the fact they had been participating in definitely well,” Snitker said. “It truly is a very good workforce. Any time you can have an over .500 street journey, it can be a superior matter.”
Acuña extended his on-foundation streak to 23 games when he achieved on a fielding error by to start with baseman Yuli Gurriel in the initially. He scored on an RBI solitary by Sean Murphy later in the inning to make it 1-.
Dylan Dodd (2-1) permitted eight hits, 3 runs, walked a few and struck out a person in 6 innings. A.J. Minter struck out two in the ninth for his seventh preserve of the season.
“I felt like I battled via a great deal of baserunners,” explained Dodd, who was called up from Triple-A Gwinnett. “At the conclude of the working day, was rather satisfied with the consequence.”
Jorge Soler, who completed a triple shy of the cycle, gave Miami a 2-1 direct in the initially with his sixth property run of the year. It also scored Jon Berti, who had a leadoff one and stole his fifth foundation.
But the Braves retook the guide in the second on an RBI single by Acuña, who stole next and highly developed to 3rd on a throwing error by Nick Fortes.
Ozuna drilled a 1- pitch from Jesús Luzardo (2-2) to remaining-heart in the fourth to make it 4-2. It was Ozuna’s fifth homer of the season and arrived 1 day immediately after he hit a grand slam and a solo house operate.
Soler made it 4-3 with an RBI double in the fifth. He singled in the seventh off Michael Tonkin, who blended with Nick Anderson for two scoreless aid innings.
The Braves forced three Miami mistakes on Thursday.
“You have to play fairly thoroughly clean baseball to conquer that workforce,” Marlins manager Skip Schumaker said. “We did not enjoy as well as we should have now and kind of shot ourselves in the foot a very little little bit.”
Luzardo allowed six hits, four runs — a few attained — walked a few, which includes an intentional go to Acuña, and struck out 3 in 5 2/3 innings.
Tough Opposition
The Marlins are 3-11 in opposition to the Mets and Braves this year and 13-5 vs. the relaxation of the league. After a 3-video game sequence at Atlanta in late June, the Marlins will not experience possibly group right up until a September homestand in which they will encounter Atlanta and New York in back again-to-back sequence.
TRAINERS Place
Braves: Snitker mentioned CF Michael Harris II is sore after landing awkwardly on his correct leg all through Wednesday’s sport, but is not expected to go on the hurt list. Harris was provided the working day off Thursday, but was available.
ROSTER MOVES
The Marlins picked the deal of RHP Chi Chi Gonzalez from Triple-A Jacksonville and designated LHP Devin Smeltzer for assignment.
UP Upcoming
Braves: LHP Max Fried (2-) will begin Friday in opposition to Baltimore immediately after acquiring an extra working day of relaxation.
Marlins: RHP Edward Cabrera (2-2) will start Friday in the 1st of a three-activity road sequence in opposition to Chicago.
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