MIAMI – The Miami Marlins won a one-run game for a change.
The Atlanta Braves came up just a little bit short. Again.
Yimi García worked around a leadoff single and a two-out walk in the ninth inning Friday to seal a 4-3 win for the Marlins, who improved to 5-12 in one-run games to this season. Atlanta has lost three consecutive games by a run each.
“Those kind of games are usually decided by something small,” Marlins manager Don Mattingly said. “We’ve had a chance to win a lot of them.”
Because of their poor record in close games, the Marlins are 28-35 this season even though they’ve outscored their opponents overall.