MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (Interstat) — The Atlanta Braves defeated the Miami Marlins 9-3 on Thursday at loanDepot Park, winning their third straight game in the series. Atlanta improved to 35-16, while Miami fell to 22-29.

Michael Harris II opened the scoring with a two-run homer in the first inning, scoring Ronald Acuña Jr. The Braves added a run in the second, then Acuña delivered a two-run single in the fifth. Mike Yastrzemski doubled in a run in the sixth and Mauricio Dubón added a two-run single in the eighth. Atlanta also scored once in the ninth. The Braves totaled 13 hits.

Miami scored single runs in the third, fourth and seventh innings. Owen Caissie homered for the Marlins, who had six hits. Sandy Alcantara (3-3) took the loss, allowing six earned runs on nine hits and striking out three over six innings. Spencer Strider (2-0) earned the win for Atlanta.

Attendance was 8,834. The game lasted 2 hours, 45 minutes.