MIAMI – Anibal Sanchez allowed two runs and five hits while pitching into the seventh inning, Cody Ross hit a two-run double in the eighth and the Florida Marlins extended Kenshin Kawakami’s season of woe by beating the Atlanta Braves 6-4 on Tuesday night.
Sanchez (4-2) has won three straight starts for the first time since September 2006, a stretch four years ago that included his no-hitter against Arizona.
Cameron Maybin homered in the third inning and Florida tacked on three runs in the eighth.
Brian McCann hit a two-run double and Martin Prado had three hits for the Braves, who again struggled to give Kawakami (0-7) run support. Jason Heyward hit a two-run single in the ninth off Leo Nunez, drawing Atlanta within two.