Atlanta Braves at Miami Marlins
Final
Recap
MIAMI -- Austin Riley and Dominic Smith hit three-run home runs, Chris Sale allowed just one run and struck out eight over seven innings, and the Atlanta Braves beat the Miami Marlins 9-1 on Wednesday night. Ozzie Albies and Michael Harris II singled twice and Ronald Acuña Jr added a base hit for the NL-leading Braves. Sale (7-3) limited the Marlins to four hits and picked up his seventh win after losing his previous two starts. The 2024 Cy Young winner had not beaten Miami in three career starts entering Wednesday, previously going 0-2 with a 5.30 ERA.
Team stats
11Hits4
2Home runs0
1Walks1
6Strikeouts8
0Stolen bases1
121Pitches thrown142
8Pitching strikeouts6
Box score
Batting
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominic SmithDH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sandy LeonC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mauricio DubonSS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronald Acuna Jr.RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Austin Riley3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Matt Olson1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike YastrzemskiLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Harris IICF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Eli WhitePH-RF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ozzie Albies2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 38 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
Pitching
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris SaleP | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Victor MederosP | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |