Marcell Ozuna, Braves rally past Marlins

Field Level Media|published: Fri 2nd August, 21:57 2024

Aug 2, 2024; Cumberland, Georgia, USA; Miami Marlins shortstop Xavier Edwards (63) steals second base under the tag by Atlanta Braves second baseman Whit Merrifield (15) during the first inning at Truist Park. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports

Marcell Ozuna's long sacrifice fly in the eighth inning drove in the go-ahead run and sent the Atlanta Braves to a 5-3 come-from-behind win over the visiting Miami Marlins on Friday and extend their winning streak to four games.

The Braves have won the first two games of the four-game set and improved to 7-1 against Miami.

The Braves rallied for three runs in the eighth inning against losing pitcher Calvin Faucher (2-3). Jarred Kelenic led off with a walk, was sacrificed to second and scored on Jorge Soler's RBI single. Austin Riley followed with a double off the wall, sending pinch runner Ramon Laureano to third.

Ozuna then missed a homer by about five feet, but his long fly, his 85th RBI, allowed Laureano to score. Orlando Arcia followed with a single that drove home Riley with an insurance run.

The winning pitcher was Aaron Bummer (3-2). Joe Jimenez pitched around a single and a walk by striking out three in the ninth to earn his third save.

Miami's Valente Bellozo pitched five innings and was charged with two runs on two hits, with two walks and five strikeouts. The right-hander didn't allow a hit until the fifth inning.

Atlanta starter Spencer Schwellenbach pitched seven innings and allowed three runs on six hits with 10 strikeouts, his second straight game with double-digit strikeouts.

The Marlins scored two runs in the first inning. Xavier Edwards singled, extending his career-high on-base streak to 19 straight games, and scored on Jonah Bride's 400-foot bomb to left field, his second homer of the year.

Miami made it 3-0 in the third inning on Jake Burger's solo homer, his 16th, a 418-foot blast to left-center field.

The Braves got a run in the fifth inning on Arcia's 11th homer, an opposite-field shot into the right field seats. It was Atlanta's first hit of the game and extended Arcia's hitting streak to 13 games. He has homered in back-to-back games.

Atlanta cut the lead to 3-2 in the sixth. Whit Merrifield tripled to right field -- ending the night for Bellozo -- and scored on Austin Riley's infield grounder.

--Field Level Media