By Steven Wine, The Associated Press
MIAMI – A comfortable win before a small, subdued crowd is as much excitement as the Atlanta Braves want in the final days of the race for a playoff berth.
Rookie Randall Delgado pitched five innings for his first major league win Tuesday night, and the Braves put the brakes on their recent skid by beating the Florida Marlins 4-0.
Atlanta began the night leading St. Louis by 2 1/2 games in the National League wild-card race after blowing a two-out, ninth-inning lead and losing Monday. The margin was 10 1/2 games on Aug. 25.
“It was an important victory for the team,” said Delgado (1-1). “There was a little pressure, but after a couple of innings I forgot about that.”