MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (Interstat) — The Atlanta Braves defeated the Miami Marlins 8-4 on Tuesday evening at loanDepot Park, improving to 33-16 while dropping Miami to 22-27. Atlanta scored twice in the first inning and added a run in the fifth, one in the sixth, three in the eighth and one in the ninth. Miami plated three in the first and one in the third.

Braves starter Martín Pérez worked five innings, allowing five hits and four earned runs while striking out 10. Michael Harris II went 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBIs. Matt Olson was 2-for-3 with three RBIs. Mauricio Dubón collected three hits and drove in one run. Dylan Lee earned the win, tossing 1⅓ scoreless innings with two strikeouts. Robert Suarez, Didier Fuentes and Raisel Iglesias each contributed scoreless relief. Calvin Faucher took the loss for Miami.

Atlanta had 10 hits; Miami eight. Attendance was 7,521, and the game lasted 3 hours, 3 minutes. The Braves rebounded from a 12-0 loss Monday and won for the ninth time in 13 games.