MIAMI — Michael Harris II tripled, singled and scored the go-ahead run in the seventh inning as the Atlanta Braves beat the Miami Marlins 5-4 on Sunday.
Ozzie Albies and Gio Urshela homered, while Matt Olson had two hits and an RBI for the Braves (85-71), who are two games behind the Arizona Diamondbacks and the New York Mets for the third and final wild card in the National League playoff picture with the regular season in its final week.
After taking two of three games against the NL East’s last-place Marlins, the Braves were headed home to begin a three-game against the Mets, another division rival, on Tuesday. Atlanta will follow that by closing its schedule with a three-game home series against the American League’s Kansas City Royals, who are also chasing a wild card.
“This is one of the hardest-fought games that I’ve been a part of in a long time,” Braves manager Brian Snitker said. “It’s pretty good how the guys kept stepping up.”
Jorge Soler’s infield single with the bases loaded against Declan Cronin (3-4) in the seventh inning scored Harris from third and put the Braves ahead.