Miami Marlins vs Atlanta Braves Match Player Stats On Sep 07, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Sep 7, 2017

ATLANTA -- Kurt Suzuki's two-out single in the ninth capped a two-run rally and helped the Atlanta Braves beat the Miami Marlins 6-5 on Thursday at SunTrust Park.

The Braves began the comeback when pinch-hitter Matt Adams doubled off closer Brad Ziegler (1-4). Pinch-runner Nick Markakis scored the tying run when Ozzie Albies slapped a one-out double to right field.

After intentionally walking Freddie Freeman and retiring Lane Adams on a fielder's choice, Suzuki singled to left to score Freeman and give the Braves their seventh walk-off victory of the season.

It was Atlanta's 17th win in its last at-bat and handed Miami its fifth straight loss.

The winning pitcher was Rex Brothers (3-3), who struck out the side in the ninth inning.

The Marlins rallied against reliever Jose Ramirez in the eighth to take a 5-4 lead. Brian Anderson led off by reaching on an error, a ground ball that rolled through the legs of rookie second baseman Albies. Anderson scored when Ichiro Suzuki lobbed a two-out single softly into left field.

The Marlins tied the game with a run in the seventh off reliever Sam Freeman, who allowed his first run since July 31, a span of 16 games. Freeman walked Giancarlo Stanton and Christian Yelich, and Marcell Ozuna greeted Ramirez with an RBI single.

Ozuna led the Marlins with two hits and two RBIs and Anderson reached base four times with a hit, two walks and an error.

Atlanta got two hits each from Ender Inciarte, Dansby Swanson, Jace Peterson and Kurt Suzuki.

Miami starter Dan Straily allowed four runs (three earned) on seven hits and two walks in five innings. He struck out three.

Atlanta's Sean Newcomb pitched five innings and allowed three runs and seven hits and three walks. He struck out five.

The Marlins put three runs on the board in the first inning. Dee Gordon led off with a triple and scored on Yelich's single. Ozuna followed with a run-scoring triple and scored on Anderson's two-out single.

Atlanta cut the lead to 3-2 in the second inning when Rio Ruiz and Swanson singled, and came around to score on Peterson's opposite-field single to left.

The Braves took the lead by scoring twice in the fifth inning to go ahead 4-3. Inciarte tripled and scored on Albies' sacrifice fly. Matt Kemp gave the Braves the lead with a solo homer -- his 18th of the season.

NOTES: Miami 2B Dee Gordon led off the game with a triple to extend his hitting streak to 11 games. It ended Miami's streak of 22 innings without an extra-base hit. ... Miami started Brian Anderson at third base, giving Derek Dietrich the night off. Anderson singled in his first at-bat and recorded his first major league RBI. ... Atlanta RF Nick Markakis was not in the starting lineup and was replaced by Jace Peterson. ... Atlanta 3B Rio Ruiz had hit safely in all six games he's played since being added to the roster when they expanded Sept. 1. ... Miami 1B Justin Bour, on the disabled list since July 25 with a right oblique strain, could be activated as soon as Friday.