SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. (Interstat) — Ronald Acuña Jr. homered twice and drove in three runs as the Atlanta Braves defeated the Miami Marlins 11-3 on Thursday, Aug. 6, at Truist Park.

Atlanta scored two runs in the third inning, four in the sixth, two in the seventh and three in the eighth. Michael Harris II went 3-for-5 with two RBIs, and Mauricio Dubón went 4-for-4 with two RBIs. Matt Olson also homered and drove in a run.

Miami plated two runs in the seventh on Javier Sanoja’s single and added one in the ninth on his RBI double. Sanoja finished 2-for-4.

Victor Mederos earned the win with two scoreless relief innings, striking out three. Janson Junk took the loss for Miami. Martín Pérez threw three scoreless innings with three strikeouts for Atlanta.

The Braves outhit the Marlins 14-8. Atlanta improved to 70-45, while Miami dropped to 58-58. Attendance was announced at 33,500, and the game lasted 2:27.