MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) – Ronald Acuña Jr. led off the sport with a deep double and later singled and stole a base because the Atlanta Braves beat the Miami Marlins 5-3 Friday night time in his first recreation on the stadium the place he sustained a season-ending knee damage final yr.
Marcell Ozuna homered for the third consecutive recreation, whereas Dansby Swanson and Travis d’Arnaud additionally went deep for the Braves.
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Jorge Soler hit his eighth homer for Miami.
It was his first towards Atlanta since he was the MVP of the World Series for the champion Braves final season.
Acuña didn’t play within the World Series after tearing his knee in a recreation at Miami on July 10.
Because of the artificial floor at mortgageDepot Park, the star outfielder is scheduled to be the designated hitter throughout the weekend collection.
Charlie Morton (3-3) pitched 5 1/3 innings of three-run ball.
He allowed three runs, seven hits, walked one, and struck out 5.
Collin McHugh acquired the ultimate two outs of the sixth and Spencer Strider adopted with a scoreless seventh.
A.J. Minter acquired three outs round to pinch-hit Garrett Cooper’s double within the eighth and Will Smith closed with a scoreless ninth for his second save.
Atlanta struck shortly towards Trevor Rogers (2-5) within the first.
Ozzie Albies hit a single that scored Acuña, and Ozuna adopted with a two-run shot.
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Swanson made it 4-0 when he led off the second along with his fifth homer.
The Marlins narrowed the hole on Bryan De La Cruz’s RBI single within the backside half earlier than d’Arnaud related off Rogers for a solo homer within the third.
Soler’s two-run shot off Morton within the sixth acquired the Marlins inside 5-3.
Rogers lasted 4 innings.
The left-hander allowed 5 runs, eight hits, walked two, and struck out 5. He stays winless in 5 profession choices towards Atlanta.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Marlins: INF Joey Wendle (proper hamstring pressure) is finishing sprints and baseball actions.
LHP Richard Bleier (undisclosed damage) threw pitches in a bullpen session.
UP NEXT
Atlanta RHP Kyle Wright (3-2, 2.79) will begin the center recreation of the collection Saturday towards Miami RHP Elieser Hernández (2-3, 6.15).
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