MIAMI (AP) — Marcell Ozuna homered for 3rd time in two video games, Ronald Acuña Jr. stole his league-top 15th base, and the Atlanta Braves conquer the Miami Marlins 6-3 on Thursday to entire a a few-sport sweep.
Acuña went down in the sixth after fouling a ball off his still left knee. He remained on the ground and grabbed at his leg for numerous minutes, but finished the at-bat and returned to correct discipline in the base of the frame. He was at some point taken off out of precaution.
Braves supervisor Brian Snitker claimed immediately after the activity that Acuña is “fine” but was possessing difficulties bending his knee, so the group wanted to get him therapy appropriate away.
Matt Olson also homered for the Braves, winners of five of their previous six. They have hit 19 household runs in 7 game titles towards Miami this year, such as 6 in a 14-6 win Wednesday night time. Atlanta has long gone deep in all but a person game versus the Marlins this yr: a 5-4 decline on April 27 in which Miami came from behind with a 5-operate ninth.
“This was a rough sequence coming in listed here due to the fact they were being enjoying really perfectly,” Snitker reported. “It’s a great staff. Any time you can have an in excess of .500 street vacation, it is a fantastic point.”
Acuña prolonged his on-foundation streak to 23 video games when he attained on a fielding error by initial baseman Yuli Gurriel in the first. He scored on an RBI solitary by Sean Murphy later in the inning to make it 1-.
Dylan Dodd (2-1) permitted 8 hits, 3 operates, walked three and struck out 1 in six innings. A.J. Minter struck out two in the ninth for his seventh save of the period.
“I felt like I battled via a lot of baserunners,” stated Dodd, who was referred to as up from Triple-A Gwinnett. “At the conclusion of the working day, was pretty delighted with the consequence.”
Jorge Soler, who finished a triple shy of the cycle, gave Miami a 2-1 lead in the to start with with his sixth property run of the year. It also scored Jon Berti, who experienced a leadoff single and stole his fifth base.
But the Braves retook the direct in the next on an RBI one by Acuña, who stole 2nd and highly developed to third on a throwing error by Nick Fortes.
Ozuna drilled a 1- pitch from Jesús Luzardo (2-2) to remaining-center in the fourth to make it 4-2. It was Ozuna’s fifth homer of the period and came one particular day right after he hit a grand slam and a solo household operate.
Soler created it 4-3 with an RBI double in the fifth. He singled in the seventh off Michael Tonkin, who mixed with Nick Anderson for two scoreless relief innings.
The Braves forced a few Miami faults on Thursday.
“You have to perform very clean up baseball to beat that team,” Marlins manager Skip Schumaker claimed. “We did not play as effectively as we should really have currently and kind of shot ourselves in the foot a little bit.”
Luzardo permitted six hits, four runs — a few gained — walked three, together with an intentional pass to Acuña, and struck out three in 5 2/3 innings.
Hard Competitors
The Marlins are 3-11 against the Mets and Braves this year and 13-5 vs. the rest of the league. Following a 3-activity collection at Atlanta in late June, the Marlins will not facial area possibly staff right until a September homestand in which they’ll deal with Atlanta and New York in back-to-back again series.
TRAINERS Home
Braves: Snitker explained CF Michael Harris II is sore after landing awkwardly on his ideal leg through Wednesday’s activity, but is not predicted to go on the hurt listing. Harris was presented the working day off Thursday, but was available.
ROSTER MOVES
The Marlins picked the contract of RHP Chi Chi Gonzalez from Triple-A Jacksonville and designated LHP Devin Smeltzer for assignment.
UP Subsequent
Braves: LHP Max Fried (2-) will commence Friday versus Baltimore after obtaining an excess working day of rest.
Marlins: RHP Edward Cabrera (2-2) will begin Friday in the 1st of a three-video game road collection in opposition to Chicago.
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