ATLANTA – The Miami Marlins wanted to show they could hold their own against the team that has won their division three years in a row and swept them out of the playoffs last season.
Even on a night when they squandered a 5-0 lead and surrendered two homers to torrid-hitting Ronald Acuña Jr., the Marlins bounced back for their third straight win in Atlanta, beating the Braves 6-5 in 10 innings on Wednesday night.
Jesus Aguilar drove in the winning run with a leadoff double after Starling Marte was placed at second base, and Yimi Garcia shut down the Braves’ Big Three in the bottom half to preserve the win.
It’s only mid-April, but this one felt a little a little bigger to the Marlins, who were beaten in three straight by the Braves in a 2020 National League Division Series.
“We came back with fire in our eyes,” said Jazz Chisholm Jr., who staked the Marlins to their big lead with a three-run homer in the third. “We’re showing that we deserve to be talked about in this league.”