MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (Interstat) — Austin Riley and Dominic Smith each hit three-run home runs, Chris Sale allowed one run over seven innings and the Atlanta Braves beat the Miami Marlins 9-1 on Wednesday night at loanDepot Park.

Riley’s homer in the second inning gave Atlanta a 3-0 lead. Smith added his blast in a five-run sixth that extended the lead to 8-1. Sale (7-3) struck out eight, gave up four hits and walked none, winning after losing his previous two starts.

The Braves collected 11 hits, including two each from Ozzie Albies and Michael Harris II. Smith finished 2-for-4 with three RBIs. Riley was 1-for-3 with three RBIs.

Miami managed four hits. Its only run came in the first on Heriberto Hernández’s sacrifice fly. Marlins starter Janson Junk (2-5) allowed eight runs in five innings.

Attendance was 9,617. The game lasted 2 hours, 27 minutes. Atlanta improved to 34-16; Miami dropped to 22-28.