Maybe an unpopular opinion, but eight runs are better than zero.<\/p>\n
The Braves are back in the win column, winning their 33rd game of the season in Ronald Acu\u00f1a Jr.<\/a>\u2019s return to the lineup.<\/p>\n The Braves took advantage of command issues from Marlins starter Braxton Garrett<\/a>, who loaded the bases with no outs to start the game. They\u2019d only cash in two runs on an Ozzie Albies<\/a> sac fly and a Michael Harris II two-out single.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n However, Mart\u00edn P\u00e9rez<\/a> would give them those runs back plus one more in a rocky bottom of the first. Xavier Edwards<\/a> tagged P\u00e9rez for a leadoff homer, Otto Lopez<\/a> singled, Esteury Ruiz<\/a> walked, and Kyle Stowers<\/a> doubled to drive in two more and make it 3-2 Marlins.<\/p>\n P\u00e9rez walked the tightrope for the rest of his five innings of work. It was a mixed bag of an outing \u2013 he worked around traffic, made his pitches in big moments, and even racked up a career-high of ten strikeouts. But he would depart after the fifth inning with the Marlins leading 4-2. Not a quality start, but it could\u2019ve been much worse \/ he did enough to keep the boys within striking distance.<\/p>\n Braxton Garrett settled down after a 30+ pitch first inning, but had a curiously short leash. He was relieved by Anthony Bender<\/a> who worked a perfect fourth.<\/p>\n Bender would give up a leadoff double to Acu\u00f1a Jr. and get Mauricio Dub\u00f3n<\/a> to fly out before they made the call to bring in the lefty Andrew Nardi<\/a> to face Matt Olson<\/a>. They regretted that immediately when Matt doubled to drive in Ronald, chipping away at the lead to make it 4-3 Marlins.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n A Money Mike home run to straightaway center tied the game 4-4 in the top of the sixth.<\/p>\n Didier Fuentes<\/a> and Dylan Lee<\/a> would combine to work a scoreless bottom of the sixth. Lee stayed in to pitch the seventh to face the top of the Marlins order. Consecutive singles from Lopez and Heriberto Hern\u00e1ndez<\/a> had Miami threatening, but Lee would strand both.<\/p>\n The tie would finally break in a very silly eighth inning. Marlins reliever Calvin Faucher<\/a> came in and struck out Michael Harris II before issing a free pass to Mike Yastrzemski<\/a>. Walt Weiss was hoping for a Big Dom Smith Moment, but he\u2019d strike out in Sandy Le\u00f3n<\/a> spot to make it two outs. But the Braves weren\u2019t dead yet. Faucher walked Ha-Seong Kim<\/a> and Ronald to put a Brave on every base. This, as we know, is Mauricio Dub\u00f3n\u2019s favorite situation. He would reach on an infield single (featuring a very welcome lapse in Marlins defense), allowing Yaz to score and make it 5-4 Braves.<\/p>\n Matt followed up with a two-run single to make it 7-4. Ozzie\u2019s hard-hit liner to his counterpart Edwards ended the top of the eighth. We\u2019ll take a lucky inning any day.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Chadwick Tromp<\/a> made his season debut, entering to catch and bat eighth after Dom Smith struck out for Le\u00f3n. He\u2019d work with Robert Suarez<\/a> for a scoreless bottom of the eighth and record a single in his first at-bat in the top of the ninth. Welcome back, Trompy. Please stay healthy.<\/p>\n Ha-Seong Kim singled in Austin Riley<\/a> for a little extra insurance to make it 8-4. And Raisel Iglesias<\/a> did Iggy things to close the book on this one. Braves win and even up the series 1-1. Game 3 and 4 will start at 6:40 pm ET.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Maybe an unpopular opinion, but eight runs are better than zero. 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