LoanDepot Park was the place to be Wednesday night with both the scorching Miami Heat and flaming hot Florida Panthers having the night off.
Coming off winning three out of four matchups in Atlanta versus the Miami Marlins, the Braves would look to take the series down in Miami after winning Tuesday night’s game by a final score of 6-0. Meanwhile, the Fish looked to bounce back after only getting four hits in the previous ball game.
Recap
The second inning saw the beginning of many runs for the Braves as they were spraying the ball all over the field off of Marlins starting pitcher Braxton Garrett. A seven-run inning featured a grand slam by former Marlin Marcell Ozuna and a two-run home run by young star Michael Harris ll.
The Marlins started to battle back as Nick Fortes and Jon Berti both had RBI ground balls moving the Marlins closer, trailing 7-2.
In the top of the third, Ozuna added another run with another run home, his second of the game, extending the Braves lead to six runs, 8-2.
We were right back to more runs in the bottom of the third inning as Luis Arraez (RBI double) and Nick Fortes (RBI single) had the Marlins inching to the Braves eight run mark, trailing 8-4.
In the top of the fifth, the Braves kept putting on a show as star power hitters Ronald Acuna Jr. (three-run home run) and Austin Riley (two-run home run) added to the Braves total, extending their lead to 13-4.
Braxton Garrett had the roughest outing of his young career. His complete stat line totaled to giving up 14 hits, 11 runs and walking two batters in only 4.1 innings pitched.
Braves starter Kyle Wright did not have his best stuff as well. His stat line totaled giving up six hits, four runs and one walk in only 2.0 innings pitched. He was taken out in the third inning due to injury.
In the bottom of the seventh, Marlins second baseman Xavier Edwards recorded his first major league hit. Then, Jesus Sanchez hit a home run as the Marlins trailed 13-6.
In the top of the eighth, Ozzie Albies hit a solo home run to extend the Braves lead to 14-6, marking 20 runs total in the game.
In the end, it was too little, too late for the Marlins.
Up Next
The Marlins finish up the home stand with an afternoon tilt versus the Braves to avoid the sweep. They will then head to Chicago to take on the Cubs from May 5th to 7th and then straight to Arizona to take on the Diamondbacks from May 8th to 10th.
INTERVIEW: FL Teams reporter Mason Feldman speaks with Miami Marlins star 2B Luis Arraez, who has been one of the best hitters this year in the MLB. The reigning AL Batting Champ had an insane April, and currently leads the MLB with a .435 average. pic.twitter.com/V5zocEev25
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FL Teams reporter Mason Feldman interviews first-year Miami Marlins utility player Garrett Hampson. #MakeItMiami pic.twitter.com/UFE6HCLzfB
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