ATLANTA (Interstat) — Dominic Smith’s three-run double capped a stunning three-run rally in the bottom of the eighth inning Tuesday night, lifting the Atlanta Braves to a 6-5 comeback victory over the Miami Marlins at Truist Park.

A crowd of 27,441 watched the Braves erase a two-run deficit in their final at-bat, snapping a two-game skid and avenging a lopsided loss to Miami a day earlier. The win improved Atlanta’s record to 11-7, while the Marlins fell to .500 at 9-9.

The decisive sequence unfolded against Miami reliever Pete Fairbanks, who entered with a 5-3 lead. Drake Baldwin led off the Atlanta eighth with a single and advanced to third on a one-out single by Mike Yastrzemski. After Austin Riley popped out, Fairbanks hit Ozzie Albies with a pitch to load the bases for Smith.

The Braves’ designated hitter, who had driven in Atlanta’s first run with a second-inning single, worked the count before launching a deep fly ball to center field. The ball sailed over the head of Jakob Marsee and to the wall, clearing the bases as Smith cruised into second with a double. All three runs were charged to Fairbanks, who took the loss and is now 0-1.

Raisel Iglesias retired the Marlins in order in the ninth, striking out two, to seal the win and earn his third save of the season. Robert Suarez, who allowed Miami’s final run in the top of the eighth but was the pitcher of record when Atlanta rallied, got the win to move to 2-0.

The game’s most critical moment was unquestionably Smith’s double. With two outs and the bases loaded, the Marlins were one strike away from escaping the jam on several occasions. Smith fouled off pitches and extended the at-bat before connecting on the game-changing hit, a line drive that split the outfielders and dramatically swung the momentum and the final score.

The Braves’ rally spoiled a strong start by Miami’s Max Meyer and negated a late insurance run that had given the Marlins a cushion. Meyer allowed three runs on five hits over five innings, striking out five. His counterpart, Reynaldo López, had a nearly identical line for Atlanta, yielding three runs on five hits with six strikeouts over five frames.

Miami had built an early lead with small ball and timely hitting. They scored once in the first on a sacrifice fly by Agustín Ramírez after a single and a walk aided by a throwing error. They added three more in the second. Connor Norby drove in Otto Lopez with an RBI single, and after Javier Sanoja singled, Graham Pauley doubled home Norby. Sanoja was thrown out at the plate on the play, but Jakob Marsee followed with another RBI single to score Pauley for a 4-0 advantage.

Atlanta chipped away against Meyer. Smith’s first RBI single in the second scored Ozzie Albies, who had doubled. In the third, an RBI double from Baldwin and a run-scoring double from Matt Olson cut the Miami lead to 4-3.

The score held until the eighth, when Miami appeared to secure valuable breathing room. With two outs and two on, Otto Lopez lined an RBI single off Suarez to score Ramírez, making it 5-3. That run set the stage for Atlanta’s dramatic response in the bottom half.

The bullpens were central to the narrative. Miami’s Michael Petersen provided two scoreless innings of relief. For Atlanta, Dylan Lee and Tyler Kinley each contributed a scoreless frame to keep the deficit manageable before Suarez and Iglesias finished the job.

Smith, the top star for Atlanta, finished the night 3 for 4 with four RBIs, continuing a hot stretch at the plate. Marsee led Miami with two hits and an RBI.

The game lasted 2 hours, 34 minutes. The total of 11 runs combined went over the pregame over/under line of 8. The Braves, who had been installed as 1.5-run favorites, covered the spread with the victory.

The two teams conclude their three-game series Wednesday. Miami will then return home to open a series against the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday. Atlanta will embark on a road trip, starting a four-game set in Philadelphia on Friday.