MIAMI – Luis Arraez homered 2 times and Jacob Stallings had two doubles, the second a go-forward line travel with the bases loaded in the seventh, and the Miami Marlins conquer the NL East winner Atlanta Braves 9-6 on Friday evening.
In their initial game given that winning the division title Wednesday, the Braves lost star slugger Ronald Acuña Jr. following 7 1/2 innings due to the fact of right calf tightness. Acuña felt discomfort when he grounded into a double engage in to end the prime of the inning.
Jake Burger and Garrett Hampson every single experienced two hits for the Marlins, who started Friday a half-recreation from the 3rd NL wild-card place.
Down 6-4, the Marlins rallied with a 5-run seventh versus relievers Pierce Johnson and Brad Hand (4-2). Arraez’s solo shot off Johnson reduce it to 6-5. Jazz Chisholm Jr. strike a two-out one in opposition to Hand and scored from initial on Hampson’s tying solitary to deep middle. Following Hand walked pinch-hitter Yuli Gurriel and strike Xavier Edwards, Stallings drove in three operates with a shot to the corner in left.
A.J. Puk (6-5) struck out three in 1 1/3 innings of relief for the gain. Andrew Nardi pitched a scoreless eighth and Tanner Scott worked a ideal ninth for his ninth help you save.
The Braves erased an early 4-operate deficit and went ahead 6-4 on Ozzie Albies’ two-run one off reliever David Robertson in the sixth.
Albies accomplished a 10-pitch at-bat with a comfortable line push up the center that scored guide runner Orlando Arcia. Acuña sprinted residence from 1st as he ran on the pitch and defeat Chisholm’s throw to the plate.
Braves starter Bryce Elder settled down just after a hard initially two frames and accomplished five innings of 4-operate ball. Elder gave up 9 hits and struck out six.
The Marlins struck swiftly with a a few-run to start with. Arraez strike a leadoff homer, Bryan De La Cruz experienced a operate-scoring single and scored on Jesús Sánchez’s RBI triple. Burger’s double preceded De La Cruz’s hit for a crew cycle in the inning.
Burger created it 4- with a operate-scoring one in the next.
Atlanta slash the deficit on Michael Harris II’s leadoff shot and Austin Riley’s RBI single off Miami starter Johnny Cueto in the third.
Sacrifice flies from Acuña in the fourth and Eddie Rosario in the fifth tied it at 4.
Cueto was lifted after 4 innings. The veteran proper-hander gave up 3 runs and seven hits and struck out two.
Distinctive Number
Atlanta’s Matt Olson and Miami’s Jorge Soler, the clubs’ respective nominees for the 2023 Roberto Clemente Award, were authorized to have on jersey No. 21 in the tribute all through the major leagues honoring the late Corridor of Famer on Friday.
TRAINER’S Area
Braves: RHP Jesse Chavez (remaining shin microfracture) struck out the facet in a best inning for the duration of his next rehab outing with Triple-A Gwinnett on Thursday.
Marlins: De La Cruz remaining immediately after the 3rd because of proper ankle soreness. … Soler (correct oblique strain) strike off the equipment for the second consecutive working day Friday. … RHP Sandy Alcantara (proper forearm flexor pressure) continues to engage in catch and is currently being evaluated day-to-day.
UP Up coming
Neither club has introduced a starter for the next sport of the collection Saturday.
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