Kris Medlen leads Braves to fifth straight victory
Kris Medlen allowed only an unearned run in seven innings Tuesday night, and the Atlanta Braves earned their fifth consecutive victory by beating the punchless Miami Marlins 3-2.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Atlanta Braves
3
Miami Marlins
2
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| MIA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Marlins Park · 14,222 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-2
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Play Result 3-2
P Polanco singled to right, A Kearns scored, G Stanton to second.
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Advancing On Force 3-2
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
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Play Result 3-1
J Upton doubled to deep center, A Simmons scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-1
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 4: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-1
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Play Result 2-1
R Brantly hit sacrifice fly to left, G Dobbs scored.
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Advancing On Play 2-1
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 2-0
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-0
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Play Result 2-0
E Gattis homered to center (403 feet), A Simmons scored.
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Advancing On Force 2-0
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Inning 3-2
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-2
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Play Result 3-2
A Hechavarria struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 3-2
Pitch 6: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 3-2
Pitch 5: strike 2 (looking)
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Ball 3-2
Pitch 4: ball 3
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Ball 3-2
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 3-2
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 3-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-2
A Hechavarria batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-2
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Play Result 3-2
R Brantly bunt popped into double play, third to first, D Solano doubled off first.
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Advancing On Play 3-2
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Bunt Pop Out 3-2
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-2
R Brantly batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-2
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Play Result 3-2
D Solano walked.
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Ball 3-2
Pitch 5: ball 4
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Ball 3-2
Pitch 4: ball 3
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Strike Looking 3-2
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 3-2
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 3-2
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-2
D Solano batting
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Play Result 3-2
C Kimbrel relieved E O'Flaherty.
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Play Result 3-2
J Heyward in right field.
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Start Inning 3-2
Bottom of the 9th inning
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End Inning 3-2
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-2
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Play Result 3-2
R Pena flied out to center.
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Fly Out 3-2
Pitch 2: in play
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Ball 3-2
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-2
R Pena batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-2
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Play Result 3-2
R Johnson lined out to center.
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Line Out 3-2
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-2
R Johnson batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-2
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Play Result 3-2
C Johnson struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 3-2
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Head to Head
ATL wins series 3-0
Injuries
Miami Marlins
- Ronny Henriquez Out
- Anthony Bender Out
- Jakob Marsee Out
- Adam Mazur Out
- Robby Snelling Out
Atlanta Braves
- Jurickson Profar Suspension
- Spencer Strider Out
- Joey Wentz Out
- Spencer Schwellenbach Out
- Mitchell Parker Out
Lineups
ConfirmedMIA
Juan PierreLF9
Chris CoghlanCF7
Giancarlo StantonRF27
Placido Polanco3B30
Greg Dobbs1B33
Donovan Solano2B16
Rob BrantlyC19
Adeiny HechavarriaSS56
Wade LeBlancP49
Substitutes
Justin RuggianoCF39
AJ RamosP44
Austin KearnsPH26
Jon RauchP60
ATL
B.J. UptonCF0
Andrelton SimmonsSS19
Justin UptonLF8
Evan GattisC11
Dan Uggla2B26
Juan Francisco3B61
Chris Johnson1B92
Reed JohnsonRF5
Kris MedlenP47
Substitutes
Eric O'FlahertyP34
Jason HeywardRF22
Craig KimbrelP46
Ramiro Pena3B1
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