SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. (Interstat) — Grant Holmes tossed six scoreless innings and Austin Riley hit a two-run homer as the Atlanta Braves defeated the Miami Marlins 4-2 on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026, at Truist Park.

Holmes allowed five hits and struck out five to improve to 7-4. Ryan Gusto took the loss, allowing one earned run in six innings with five strikeouts; he fell to 0-3.

Riley homered in the seventh with Lane Thomas aboard to put Atlanta ahead 3-0. Ozzie Albies added a solo shot in the eighth. Atlanta had scored once in the second inning. The Braves finished with seven hits; the Marlins had eight.

In the ninth, Leo Jiménez singled to left, driving in Otto Lopez and Heriberto Hernández to trim the deficit to 4-2. Dylan Dodd and Dylan Lee each pitched a scoreless inning in relief. Victor Vodnik and John King each allowed a run for Miami. Otto Lopez had two hits.

Attendance was 26,374. The game lasted 2:15. Atlanta improved to 68-45, while Miami fell to 58-56.