Overview
- The Atlanta Braves defeated the Miami Marlins 9-1 on Wednesday night, pulling away with a five-run sixth inning that turned a close game into a rout.
- Left-hander Chris Sale earned the win by pitching seven innings, allowing one run on four hits and striking out eight batters.
- Austin Riley and Dominic Smith each hit three-run home runs, and Smith later scored on a throwing error after an outfield collision to finish with two hits and three RBIs.
- Marlins starter Janson Junk was removed in the sixth after allowing a career-high eight runs on eight hits and failing to retire any of five batters he faced in that inning.
- Victor Mederos, recalled from Triple-A, made his Braves debut with two scoreless innings to close the game and Atlanta will send Spencer Strider to the mound against Miami’s Sandy Alcantara in the series finale.