Atlanta Braves at Miami Marlins
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Homers from Burger and Chisholm in 8th lift Marlins to 11-5 win over Braves
Luis Arraez and Yuli Gurriel also went deep for the Marlins, who became the first NL East team to win a series against the division champions. The Braves were 11-0-1 in their previous series against division opponents.
“This team has handled us the whole year, handled the league,” said Marlins manager Skip Schumaker, whose club was 1-9 against Atlanta before winning the first two of the series. “We knew that we weren’t going to shut them out. We had to keep punching back whenever they scored.”
Matt Olson hit his major league-leading 52nd homer and overtook Andruw Jones as Atlanta’s single-season home run leader. Jones hit 51 in 2005.
Josh Bell drew a two-out walk against Braves reliever Kirby Yates (7-2) before Burger made it 7-5 with a drive over the wall in center for his 32nd homer and seventh since he joined Miami on Aug. 1.
“When I hit it, I didn’t think that it was gonna go out,” Burger said. “In my head I’m like, ‘Dang, get on your horse, get going.’ We needed that run. And then it went out and I kind of blacked out there for a little bit.”
Gurriel singled, and Jesús Sánchez and Garrett Hampson walked before Chisholm connected off Michael Tonkin for Miami’s first grand slam of the season.
“I didn’t even know that, honestly, that it was the first grand slam,” Chisholm said. “It feels great, especially how we’re playing right now.”
Miami (77-72) is in a three-way battle with Cincinnati and Arizona for the third NL wild-card spot.
“It shows the fight we have,” Chisholm said. “We just came out with a vengeance and have that fight in our heart. We’re not going to be bottom feeders every year.”
Ozzie Albies hit his 30th homer and became the fifth Braves’ player to reach the total this season.
Braves star outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. didn’t play because of right calf tightness he experienced late in the series opener Friday. Atlanta manager Brian Snitker said Acuña felt better Saturday but with the club already having clinched the division, it wasn’t worth the risk playing him.
“He said he felt better when he woke up,” Snitker said. “Still it’s enough to take him out. There’s no need to chance it.”
The Braves threatened in the eighth when they loaded the bases against reliever Andrew Nardi with two out. Tanner Scott (8-4) relieved and retired Orlando Arcia on a groundout to third.
Steven Okert followed Marlins starter Bryan Hoeing and allowed solo homers to Michael Harris II in the fifth and Olson in the sixth that tied it at 5. Hoeing completed 4 1/3 innings, retiring 13 of the final batters he faced. The right-hander allowed three runs, four hits and struck out two on 56 pitches.
Gurriel’s three-run blast and Arraez’s leadoff shot against Braves starter Jared Shuster in the first erased a 3-0 deficit.
Shuster gave up five runs and six hits over three innings.
Austin Riley’s solo shot followed Albies’ two-run blast that gave Atlanta the quick lead.
HARRIS MOVES UP
With Acuña’s absence, Harris took over the leadoff spot in the lineup for the first time this season and second in his young career. The reigning NL Rookie of the Year, who has hit ninth in 86 games this season, also doubled and singled in addition to his homer.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Marlins: OF Bryan De La Cruz (right ankle discomfort) did not play. He left after the third inning Friday. ... RHP Huascar Brazoban (left hip impingement) threw a bullpen session Friday.
UP NEXT
RHP Charlie Morton (14-11, 3.42) will start the series finale for the Braves Sunday against Marlins LHP Jesús Luzardo (9-9, 3.82).
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Matchup Prediction
Scoring Summary
9th Inning | Riley flied out to center. | |
9th Inning | Albies grounded out to shortstop, Harris II to second. | |
9th Inning | Harris II singled to left. | |
9th Inning | Pillar flied out to left. | |
9th Inning | Myers as designated hitter. | |
9th Inning | Edwards at second base. |
Statistics
ATL | MIA | |
---|---|---|
1 | Games Played | 1 |
1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
1 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
11 | Ground Balls | 12 |
3 | Strikeouts | 10 |
5 | Runs Batted In | 11 |
0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
9 | Hits | 14 |
0 | Stolen Bases | 4 |
2 | Walks | 8 |
0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
5 | Runs | 11 |
0 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
36 | At Bats | 36 |
4 | Home Runs | 4 |
0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 1 |
13 | Runners Left On Base | 13 |
0 | Triples | 0 |
0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
1 | Doubles | 1 |
22 | Fly Balls | 14 |
0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
141 | Pitches | 189 |
0 | Games Started | 0 |
1 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
22 | Total Bases | 27 |
39 | Plate Appearances | 44 |
648.0 | Projected Home Runs | 648.0 |
5 | Extra Base Hits | 5 |
6.9 | Runs Created | 13.0 |
.250 | Batting Average | .389 |
.000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
.611 | Slugging Percentage | .750 |
.417 | Secondary Average | .694 |
.308 | On Base Percentage | .500 |
.919 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | 1.250 |
0.5 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.9 |
6.9 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 16.0 |
43.0 | Batter Rating | 76.0 |
9.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 9.0 |
0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 1.00 |
3.62 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 4.30 |
.361 | Isolated Power | .361 |
0.67 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.80 |
.051 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .182 |
.167 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .306 |
10.0 | Runs Produced | 22.0 |
1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
0.7 | Patience Ratio | 0.9 |
0.2 | Balls In Play Average | 0.5 |
93.3 | MLB Rating | 117.0 |
0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Miami, Florida
Attendance: 24,329 | Capacity:
2024 National League East Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Philadelphia | 95 | 67 | .586 | - | W1 |
Atlanta | 89 | 73 | .549 | 6 | W1 |
New York | 89 | 73 | .549 | 6 | L1 |
Washington | 71 | 91 | .438 | 24 | L1 |
Miami | 62 | 100 | .383 | 33 | W4 |