Atlanta Braves at Miami Marlins
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Harris, Contreras lead Braves' rally for sweep of Marlins
The Braves won their sixth straight after losing four of five against the NL East-leading New York Mets.
Harris’ leadoff shot in the ninth tied it at 1-all. He drove the first pitch from Marlins reliever Tanner Scott (4-5) over the wall in left center for his 12th homer.
“I was looking for a good pitch to hit and I got it,” Harris said. “I was trying to do anything I could to get on base to help us get a win. I’m just glad we got the win.”
Dansby Swanson followed with a single and Vaughn Grissom walked. Austin Riley flew out to right before Swanson got caught in a rundown between second and third for the second out. Scott then walked Matt Olson and Contreras hit a hard grounder that second baseman Jon Berti deflected but couldn’t retrieve in time to throw out Grissom at the plate.
Braves All-Star outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. did not start but pinch hit in the ninth and was intentionally walked. Olson advanced to third on the walk and scored on a wild pitch by Scott.
Acuña was removed late in the second game of Saturday’s doubleheader as a precaution to rest his surgically repaired right knee. After his pinch-hit appearance, Acuña played right field in the bottom half.
“His knee was sore (Saturday) night. He came in, got treated up and was ready to go,” Atlanta manager Brian Snitker said. “He told me after he pinch hit, ‘I’m going to play the outfield.’ It’s good to get him off his legs.”
The Marlins have scored three or fewer runs in 15 consecutive games, matching the 1979 Chicago Cubs for the second-longest drought in the division era.
The club also has been without injured All-Star infielder Jazz Chisholm Jr. and offseason free agent acquisitions Jorge Soler and Avisaíl García during its scoring slump.
“Our lineup is obviously not what it was earlier with Jazz, Soler and Avi and all the guys that we’d have at a normal standpoint,” Marlins manager Don Mattingly said. “I think the one thing we do see in this is our pitching keeps us in games.”
Tyler Matzek (3-2) threw a scoreless eighth and Kenley Jansen got three outs in the ninth around a single for his 27th save.
“We had a bad weekend and ended up having a really good road trip,” Snitker said. “Hats off to all the guys just for turning the page, staying with it and taking care of business.”
Atlanta starter Bryce Elder struck out a career-high 10 in seven innings of one-run ball. The 23-year-old Elder, who was recalled from Triple-A Saturday, allowed three hits and walked two.
“At the end of the day, giving the team a chance to win is all you can ask for,” Elder said.
Elder began the season with the Braves and made four starts before being sent to the minors.
“When I was here before I was a little bit passive,” Elder said. “I think this one kind of shows if you make good pitches, you’re going to have success for the most part.”
Elder kept Miami hitless through the first 3 1/3 innings before JJ Bleday doubled and scored on Miguel Rojas’ RBI single.
Marlins starter Braxton Garrett was lifted after six innings. Garrett scattered five hits, walked three and struck out two.
“I messed that whole game up right away when I gave up a home run to Harris right down the middle,” said Scott, who has squandered five of his 21 save opportunities.
ROSTER MOVES
The Marlins selected the contracts of RHP Parker Bugg and LHP Andrew Nardi from Triple-A Jacksonville and optioned RHP Tommy Nance to the same minor league club. RHP A.J. Ladwig was designated for assignment.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Marlins: RHP Anthony Bender (right elbow strain) was placed on the 15-day injured list. . RHP Cole Sulser (right lat strain) was transferred to the 60-day injured list.
UP NEXT
Braves: RHP Spencer Strider (6-4, 3.11) will start the opener of a four-game home series against the Mets on Monday. RHP Carlos Carrasco (13-4, 3.76) will start for the Mets.
Marlins: RHP Sandy Alcantara (10-5, 2.01) starts the opener of a three-game home set against the San Diego Padres on Monday. The Padres will go with RHP Joe Musgrove (8-5, 2.91).
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Matchup Prediction
Scoring Summary
9th Inning | Fortes struck out swinging. | |
9th Inning | Rojas to third on a balk. | |
9th Inning | Díaz fouled out to third. | |
9th Inning | Rojas stole second. | |
9th Inning | Rojas singled to right. | |
9th Inning | Anderson grounded out to third. |
Statistics
ATL | MIA | |
---|---|---|
1 | Games Played | 1 |
1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
1 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
16 | Ground Balls | 8 |
6 | Strikeouts | 12 |
2 | Runs Batted In | 1 |
0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
10 | Hits | 5 |
1 | Stolen Bases | 3 |
8 | Walks | 3 |
0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
3 | Runs | 1 |
1 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
34 | At Bats | 32 |
1 | Home Runs | 0 |
0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
22 | Runners Left On Base | 11 |
0 | Triples | 0 |
1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
1 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
1 | Doubles | 1 |
12 | Fly Balls | 12 |
0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
182 | Pitches | 136 |
0 | Games Started | 0 |
0 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
14 | Total Bases | 6 |
43 | Plate Appearances | 35 |
162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 0.0 |
2 | Extra Base Hits | 1 |
7.0 | Runs Created | 1.6 |
.294 | Batting Average | .156 |
.000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
.412 | Slugging Percentage | .188 |
.382 | Secondary Average | .219 |
.442 | On Base Percentage | .229 |
.854 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .416 |
1.3 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.7 |
7.5 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 1.6 |
26.0 | Batter Rating | 14.0 |
34.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 0.0 |
1.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 1.00 |
4.23 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.89 |
.118 | Isolated Power | .031 |
1.33 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.25 |
.186 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .086 |
.088 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .063 |
5.0 | Runs Produced | 2.0 |
0.7 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
0.6 | Patience Ratio | 0.3 |
0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
83.0 | MLB Rating | 63.8 |
0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Miami, Florida
Attendance: 10,902 | Capacity:
2024 National League East Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Philadelphia | 27 | 12 | .692 | - | W1 |
Atlanta | 23 | 12 | .657 | 2 | W3 |
Washington | 19 | 19 | .500 | 7.5 | L1 |
New York | 18 | 19 | .486 | 8 | L1 |
Miami | 10 | 30 | .250 | 17.5 | L4 |