MIAMI (Interstat) — Michael Harris II had four hits and Drake Baldwin homered and drove in two runs as the Atlanta Braves beat the Miami Marlins 8-3 on Saturday in an evening game at loanDepot Park.

Atlanta, the visiting team, improved to 96-68, while Miami, the home team, fell to 79-82. The loss assured Miami of a third straight losing season and its 15th in 17 years. The NL East champion Braves are scheduled to host a Wild Card Series next week.

Harris went 4 for 5 with one RBI. He doubled in the first inning and again in the fourth, giving him 20 doubles since the All-Star break and 36 for the season. It was his 11th career four-hit game. He also singled in the second and ninth. Baldwin finished 3 for 5 with a home run and two RBIs, and Dominic Smith homered and drove in two runs. Javier Sanoja went 2 for 4 with a home run and one RBI for Miami.

Brent Suter was Atlanta’s top performer, pitching three innings of one-hit, scoreless relief with three strikeouts. In his previous two appearances, Suter allowed no earned runs over 1 2/3 innings with two strikeouts. Victor Mederos earned the win with two hitless, scoreless innings, walking one and striking out two. He improved to 6-1. Jack Ralston took the loss for Miami and fell to 0-3.

Atlanta opened the scoring in the first. Harris doubled on a sharp line drive to right fielder Griffin Conine. He moved to third when Ronald Acuña Jr. grounded out from second baseman Jared Serna to first baseman Deyvison De Los Santos. Harris then scored on Matt Olson’s sacrifice fly to shortstop Otto Lopez. Drake Baldwin singled on a ground ball to third baseman Javier Sanoja, but Austin Riley was called out on strikes to end the inning.

The Braves added three runs in the second. Mike Yastrzemski walked, then moved to second when Ozzie Albies struck out swinging and Jack Ralston threw a wild pitch. Dominic Smith followed with a two-run homer to right-center field, scoring Yastrzemski. Ha-Seong Kim walked, and Harris singled on a sharp ground ball to Serna. Acuña then reached on a fielder’s choice that allowed Kim to score and sent Harris to third. A fielding error by Sanoja on the play kept the inning alive. Olson popped out to Lopez, and Baldwin grounded out sharply from Serna to De Los Santos.

Atlanta went down in order in the third. Riley struck out swinging, Yastrzemski popped out to Lopez and Albies struck out swinging. Miami also went quietly in the bottom of the third. De Los Santos popped out to Olson in foul territory, Serna struck out swinging and Lopez grounded out from Kim to Olson.

The Braves pushed their lead to 6-0 in the fourth. Smith lined out to center fielder Esteury Ruiz, but Kim tripled on a line drive to right fielder Conine. Harris followed with his second double, a soft line drive to left fielder Heriberto Hernández, scoring Kim. Harris advanced to third on Acuña’s groundout and scored on Olson’s single to first baseman De Los Santos. Baldwin singled sharply to left, moving Olson to second, but Riley struck out swinging to end the threat.

Miami got on the board in the bottom of the fourth. Hernández flew out to right fielder Acuña, and Jakob Marsee popped out to Riley. Sanoja then homered to left-center field. Agustín Ramírez singled on a line drive to left fielder Yastrzemski, and Ruiz was hit by a pitch. Conine singled on a ground ball to left, scoring Ramírez and moving Ruiz to second. De Los Santos grounded into a forceout from Kim to Albies to end the inning.

The Marlins put two runners on in the fifth but could not score. Serna walked, Lopez flew out to right fielder Acuña and Hernández struck out swinging. Marsee was hit by a pitch, moving Serna to second, but Sanoja grounded out from Albies to Olson.

Atlanta could not add to its lead in the sixth. Kim lined out to Serna, Harris struck out swinging and Acuña flew out to left fielder Hernández. Miami also went down in order in the sixth. Ramírez grounded out from Albies to Olson, Ruiz struck out swinging and Conine flew out to center fielder Harris.

Atlanta went down in order in the seventh. Olson struck out swinging, Baldwin grounded out from Serna to De Los Santos and Riley grounded out from Lopez to De Los Santos.

Miami cut the deficit to 6-3 in the bottom of the seventh. De Los Santos lined out to Kim, and Serna flew out to center fielder Harris. Lopez then singled on a soft ground ball to pitcher Robert Suarez, and Hernández tripled on a sharp line drive to left fielder Yastrzemski, scoring Lopez. Marsee lined out to center fielder Harris to end the inning.

Atlanta threatened in the eighth but did not score. Yastrzemski popped out to Lopez, Albies grounded out from De Los Santos to pitcher Bradley Blalock, and Smith walked. Kim was called out on strikes to end the inning.

Miami got a leadoff single in the eighth when Sanoja singled on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Acuña. Ramírez then grounded into a double play from Kim to Albies to Olson, with Sanoja out at second and Ramírez out at first. Ruiz struck out on a foul tip.

Atlanta capped the scoring in the ninth. Harris singled on a line drive to center fielder Ruiz. Acuña was called out on strikes, and Olson flew out to left fielder Hernández. Baldwin then homered to center field, scoring Harris and making it 8-3. Riley flew out to right fielder Conine.

Miami tried to rally in the bottom of the ninth. Conine singled on a line drive to center fielder Harris. De Los Santos lined out to center fielder Harris, Serna flew out to left fielder Yastrzemski and Lopez grounded out from Riley to Olson to end the game. Atlanta finished with 10 hits, while Miami had eight.

Bradley Blalock pitched 3 1/3 innings in relief for Miami, allowing two hits and two earned runs with one walk and three strikeouts. Cade Gibson retired two batters with one strikeout. Dylan Lee pitched a scoreless inning for Atlanta, allowing one hit and striking out one. Raisel Iglesias also worked a scoreless inning and allowed one hit.

Atlanta pitchers combined for 17 strikes, 54 balls and 17 balls in play. Miami pitchers combined for 17 strikes, 44 balls and 17 balls in play. The game took 2 hours, 37 minutes and drew an announced attendance of 35,414 to loanDepot Park. The teams are scheduled to meet again.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Atlanta 7, Miami 6. Interstat’s ELO system gave Atlanta a 51.3 percent chance to win. Atlanta entered as a 1.5-run pregame favorite. The combined total of 11 runs finished under the over-under line of 8.5.