Elder pitches Braves past Marlins 4‑1
SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. (Interstat) — Bryce Elder threw seven innings of one-run ball Wednesday, and the Atlanta Braves beat the Miami Marlins 4-1 at Truist Park.
Atlanta jumped ahead in the second inning on Drake Baldwin’s two-run single, which followed Austin Riley’s ground-rule double that scored Ozzie Albies. Mauricio Dubón added an RBI single in the third to make it 4-0. The Marlins scored their only run in the fifth when Joe Mack grounded out, plating Owen Caissie.
Elder scattered one hit and struck out three to improve to 8-6. Didier Fuentes earned his second save with 1 1/3 hitless innings. Eury Pérez took the loss, allowing four runs on seven hits over five innings while striking out nine.
The Braves collected 10 hits, including two each from Dubón, Michael Harris II and Baldwin. Miami managed three hits.
Attendance was 25,136. The game lasted 2:22. Atlanta improved to 69-45, while Miami dropped to 58-57.