ATLANTA — Rookie catcher Drake Baldwin homered twice and drove in five runs, veteran designated hitter Marcell Ozuna also went deep, and the Atlanta Braves rallied past the Miami Marlins for an 8-6 win Thursday night in the opening matchup of a five-game series between National League East Division rivals at Truist Park.
Baldwin and Ozuna each had three hits for the Braves, who snapped a three-game skid after trailing 6-2 in the sixth inning.
Miami has dropped three of four games since winning five straight.
Baldwin and Ozuna launched back-to-back solo homers with two outs in the bottom of the first inning, the seventh time Atlanta has hit consecutive home runs this season but the first time since June 5.
Miami answered quickly, scoring five runs in a second-inning outburst capped by Eric Wagaman’s two-run triple and Graham Pauley’s two-run homer. Jakob Marsee also had an RBI single in the frame.