ATLANTA – With the top players of the past on hand for Alumni Weekend, the current Atlanta Braves put on a performance worthy of their predecessors.
Rookie Mike Foltynewicz won for the first time in three starts since returning to the rotation as Atlanta downed the slumping Miami Marlins 7-2 on Saturday night for their third straight win and fifth in seven games.
“To come here and have the day we had today with all the legends here was great,” said Nick Swisher, who had a two-run double that broke the game open in the seventh in his first game as a Brave. “The place was packed. People were excited. To pull off that win tonight was crucial.”
Nick Markakis had three hits and an RBI to extend his hitting streak to 15 games, the National League’s longest active streak. His run-scoring single in the fifth inning gave the Braves the lead for good.
Foltynewicz (4-3) allowed two runs and five hits in 5 2-3 innings, walking four and hitting a batter while striking out three.