Atlanta Braves’ Evan Gattis hits a three-run home run during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Wednesday, April 10, 2013, in Miami. Andrelton Simmons and Jason Heyward scored on the hit.MIAMI – The Atlanta Braves’ latest victory was especially splashy: Evan Gattis’ three-run homer landed in the nightclub swimming pool beyond the left-field fence.
Two batters later, Juan Francisco homered off the upper-deck facade in center field. The Braves had too much muscle for the feeble Miami Marlins and completed their second consecutive three-game sweep by winning 8-0 Wednesday night.
The homers came in a six-run fifth inning, when Atlanta broke open a game that had been scoreless.
“That’s real men hitting the baseball,” Braves outfielder Jordan Schafer said. “That’s not little kids.”
Mike Minor pitched 5 2-3 innings for the Braves, whose 8-1 record leads the majors. They’re off to their best start since 1994, when they began the season 13-1.